Quality Improvement in Obesity Care: How to Implement Documentation Shortcuts

Listen in as Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA, interviews Sophia Kwon, MD, to learn about how she implemented a documentation shortcut at her institution to improve obesity care, including:

  • Creating an obesity checklist within the electronic health record
  • Training staff to correctly use this checklist and broach obesity topics with patients
  • Garnering feedback to ensure this checklist did not add to note fatigue or burnout among staff
  • Sharing lessons learned for others interested in implementing a similar documentation shortcut

Presenter
Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA
President
Q Synthesis, LLC
Newtown, Pennsylvania 

Sophia Kwon, MD
Internal Medicine Attending
Riverside University Health System Attending
Loma Linda University Health Associate Faculty
Loma Linda, California

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