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Use of a Structured Encounter Form to Improve Well-Child Care Documentation

Diane J. Madlon-Kay, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1998;7:480-483.

Objective  To determine if a structured encounter form for well-child care improves documentation of well-child care.

Design  Retrospective medical record review of a before-and-after trial.

Setting  Family practice residency clinic serving a primarily low-socioeconomic urban population.

Patients  Children younger than 6 years receiving well-child care visits.

Intervention  Detailed checklists were developed and implemented in 1994 for each of 12 well-child examinations for the assessment of children aged 2 weeks to 5 years based on recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Main Outcome Measures  Documentation of multiple aspects of well-child care, including developmental assessment, safety and nutrition counseling, and laboratory tests for 6-month periods in 1993 and 1994, before and after implementation of the structured encounter form.

Results  A total of 842 well-child visits were reviewed. Documentation improved significantly with the use of the encounter form for 19 of the 23 aspects of well-child care that were studied. Screening test rates were less than optimal despite the encounter form.

Conclusions  The structured encounter form was very effective in improving documentation of almost all aspects of well-child care. However, effective communication is needed among physicians, nurses, and parents to ensure optimal screening test rates.


From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Paul Ramsey Medical Center, St Paul, Minn.



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