RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Novel Approach Using an Electronic Medical Record to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk for Dyslipidemia: A Study from the Primary Care Education and Research Learning (PEARL) Network
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 356
OP 357
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2008.04.070213
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Mark B. Stephens
A1 Brian V. Reamy
YR 2008
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/21/4/356.abstract
AB Purpose: We conducted a retrospective analysis to identify children and adolescents in the Primary Care Education and Research Learning practice-based research network (PBRN) who were at risk for dyslipidemia.Methods: Using coding data from an electronic medical record to identify all adults with an underlying diagnosis of hyperlipidemia enrolled to this PBRN, children at risk for dyslipidemia were identified.Results: Enrolled to this network were 189,282 patients, including 55,252 children aged 2 to 18 years. The prevalence of physician-coded hyperlipidemia in the adult population was 1.5%. Two percent of the children enrolled to this PBRN were at risk for dyslipidemia.Conclusion: Using technology within electronic medical records allowed for the identification of children at risk for dyslipidemia and to create clinical reminders that will allow us to improve the efficiency of screening efforts.