Infant feeding practices within a large electronic medical record database

Infant feeding practices within a large electronic medical record database

BACKGROUND The emerging adoption of the electronic medical record (EMR) in primary care enables clinicians and researchers to efficiently examine epidemiological trends in child health, including infant feeding practices. METHODS We completed a population-based retrospective cohort study of 8815 singleton infants born at term in Ontario, Canada, April 2002 to March 2013. Newborn records were ...

Common Practices in Infant Feeding Common Practices in Infant Feeding

Market factors and electronic medical record adoption in medical practices.

BACKGROUND Previous studies identified individual or practice factors that influence practice-based physicians' electronic medical record (EMR) adoption. Less is known about the market factors that influence physicians' EMR adoption. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between environmental market characteristics and physicians' EMR adoption. METHODS The Health Tra...

Ambulatory electronic medical records for large practices.

In summary, providers and vendors alike have made great strides in EMR adoption among physicians in large-scale ambulatory practices. However, there is still work to be done in the areas of physician use, adoption obstacles, workflow and physician satisfaction. As vendors continue to enhance EMR technology, advance workflow and solve challenges with integration and physician acceptance, adoptio...

Electronic medical record use in real-world practices.

During the next decade the implementation of electronic information management tools, especially the electronic medical record (EMR, also called the computerized patient record or CPR), into ambulatory primary care settings will result in a profound change in the quality and operation of our clinical activities. These tools will be absolutely essential in our efforts to practice high-quality, e...