OBJECTIVE: Strategies to effectively and efficiently screen for @entity308 remain elusive in the primary care setting. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of a @entity308 screening program in which @entity1 completed a validated questionnaire in the waiting room. Using Optical Mark Reader technology (PatientLink), @entity1 responses were interfaced into the electronic health record (EHR), where the responses and score were available to practitioners at the time of the visit. METHOD: This was a prospective, observational study that enrolled all consenting @entity1 , aged 18 years and older, who spoke English and arrived for any type of visit during a 1-week period at a family practice clinic (the first week of August 2004). @entity1 feedback was sought using a standardized survey. Feedback from practitioners and staff was sought using focus group methodology. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of @entity1 successfully screened for @entity308 by the front desk personnel using PatientLink. RESULTS: A total of 189 @entity1 met eligibility criteria. Of those, 169 (89.4%) were successfully screened for @entity308 . Of the @entity1 who completed PHQ-9 questionnaires, 30 (17.8%) met DSM-IV criteria for moderate to severe @entity308 . Four (2.4%) of these subjects with major @entity308 were found not to have preexisting documentation of a @entity308 in the medical record. In no case was the lack of successful screening due to technology error. @entity1 , staff, and practitioners supported this new screening strategy. No additional staff were needed to conduct the screening program. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that @entity308 screening using a Scantron-based PHQ-9 questionnaire completed by @entity1 in the waiting room and uploaded into an EHR is technically feasible and resource efficient.

XXXX screening interfaced with an electronic health record: a feasibility study in a primary care clinic using optical mark reader technology.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressive disorder', 'depression']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['Depression']
