Menopause is missing from most electronic health records, study finds
A study from the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals that menopause is significantly under-reported in electronic health records compared to patient surveys. Researchers emphasize that this data gap hinders the ability to study and treat menopause-related health outcomes.
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Improving the documentation of reproductive health in medical records is essential for advancing women's health research and personalized medical care.
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Add as preferred source Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Menopause is frequently missing from women's electronic health records, according to a University of Colorado Anschutz study of nearly 396,000 women participating in the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program.
Researchers found that menopause appeared nearly seven times more often in participant surveys than in electronic health records (EHRs). The findings, published in Menopause , highlight both the potential of large-scale research programs to improve understanding of menopause and the need to routinely capture reproductive health information.
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