Implementation of a Novel Tool to Collect Milk Feeding Data on Infants in Primary Care Clinics.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Maradiaga Panayotti, Gabriela M.; Miner, Dean S.; Hannon, Emily A.; Kay, Melissa C.; Shaikh, Sophie K.; Jooste, Karen R.; Erickson, Elizabeth; Kovarik, Teresa; Wood, Charles T.
- Source
- Clinical Pediatrics. Nov2022, Vol. 61 Issue 11, p768-775. 8p.
- Subject
- *ACADEMIC medical centers
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*PRIMARY health care
*WORKFLOW
*BREASTFEEDING
*HOSPITAL nursing staff
*INFORMATION retrieval
*CLINICAL medicine
*ELECTRONIC health records
*HEALTH promotion
- Language
- ISSN
- 0009-9228
We aimed to capture milk feeding type in real time in a racially and socioeconomically diverse population. An electronic tool to assess milk feeding type at every medical visit for children aged 0 to 2 years was designed and incorporated into nursing workflows. The Milk Box tool was successfully added to the electronic clinical workspace of a large health system. There were eight clinics, with diverse characteristics, which incorporated the use of the Milk Box tool over 12 months. Time to 50% uptake of Milk Box varied from 3 to 5 months. Time to >80% uptake varied from 6 to 8 months. Our results show that Milk Box can be quickly incorporated into a clinical workflow when the team is given appropriate training and support. The tool also allows a primary care practice to study local breast milk consumption trends and to provide both individualized and system-level lactation support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]