Why the study?
To facilitate practical application of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System, the authors aimed to create tools to capture comorbidity assessments in electronic medical records and automate EOSS stage calculation.
Population
31 496 patients aged at least 18 years visiting primary care network clinics
Design
Cross-sectional feasibility study
Authors
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Automated EOSS staging via EMR dashboard is feasible; leaves open whether integration improves obesity-related outcomes or risk stratification.
It is feasible to create a clinical dashboard using primary care EMRs to automate the calculation of a patient's Edmonton Obesity Staging System stage, which may advance obesity care.
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