Impact of electronic medical record utilization on obesity screening and intervention for obese patients with endometrial cancer.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of obesity documented within the electronic medical record problem list.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with obesity and endometrial cancer receiving care from January 2018 to March 2021 at a single institution. Obesity intervention was defined as receipt of at least one of the following: referral to weight loss clinic, referral to a nutritionist, completion of obesity intervention tab, or documentation of weight loss counseling.

Rise in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rate Is Associated with Increase in Buprenorphine Prescription Numbers.

Objectives: Southern Appalachia is a region of the United States that is disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic and by increasing rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS rates increased approximately 400% between 1999 and 2012. Buprenorphine prescriptions written to treat opioid use disorder also increased dramatically.