Patient-Reported Symptoms Compared With Nephrologist Documentation During Outpatient Visits: A Retrospective Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Study
Accuracy of nephrologist documentation for the presence of CKD-related symptoms in the EHR is low. Although recognizing that symptoms may have been assessed but not documented, the low proportion of clinic notes correctly identifying patient symptoms in this study suggests an opportunity for tools to streamline and standardize symptom assessment in this patient population.
Authors
- Mallika L. Mendu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-4516)
- Sahir Kalim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-5790)
- Kendra E. Wulczyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-0209)
- Annie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-4390)
- James P. Lash
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2025.101011
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases