EHR Vendors To Embed Obesity Prevention Tools in Their Product

Circle Connections: New Products & Services A coalition of health care groups announced that three electronic health record vendors have pledged to integrate obesity prevention tools into their EHR systems. The coalition of health care groups is composed of: Avalere Health; The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality; and The Partnership for a Healthier America. The participating EHR vendors are: Cerner; GE Healthcare; and Physicians Computer Company. The three EHR vendors said they would incorporate healthy weight plans into their EHR systems. Families and primary care physicians develop healthy weight plans to designate which health behaviors families will work . . .