?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Does+Presenting+Patients%E2%80%99+BMI+Increase+Documentation+of+Obesity%3F&rft.creator=Clothier+MD%2C++Norm&rft.creator=Marvel+PhD%2C+Kim&rft.creator=Cruickshank+MS%2C+Courtney+S.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Purpose%3A+Despite+the+associated+health+consequences%2C+obesity+is+infrequently+documented+as+a+problem+in+medical+charts.+The+purpose+of+this+study+is+to+determine+whether+a+simple+intervention+(routine+listing+of+the+BMI+on+the+medical+chart)+will+increase+physician+documentation+of+obesity+in+the+medical+record.%0AMethods%3A+Participants+were+resident+physicians+in+a+family+medicine+residency+program.+Participants+were+randomly+assigned+to+either+an+experimental+group+or+a+control+group.+For+experimental+group+physicians%2C+the+Body+Mass+Index+was+listed+alongside+other+vital+signs+of+patients+seen+in+an+ambulatory+setting.+Physician+documentation+of+patient+obesity+was+assessed+by+chart+review+after+patient+visits.+Documentation+was+defined+as+inclusion+of+obesity+on+the+problem+list+or+in+the+progress+note.%0AResults%3A+The+intervention+did+not+significantly+increase+the+rate+of+documentation+of+obesity+in+the+medical+chart.+Several+reasons+for+the+lack+of+change+are+explored%2C+including+the+difficulty+of+treating+obesity+successfully.&rft.date=2002-09&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2442%2F1%2Fres00039.pdf&rft.identifier=++Clothier+MD%2C+Norm+and+Marvel+PhD%2C+Kim+and+Cruickshank+MS%2C+Courtney+S.++(2002)+Does+Presenting+Patients%E2%80%99+BMI+Increase+Documentation+of+Obesity%3F++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2442%2F