## 1 Introduction  
The vision of nutritional care has evolved over the years, from a purely biological orientation to the present day, when it is considered a preventive health treatment that encompasses a multifactorial context that influences the individual [1, 2]. However, a key aspect of establishing a pertinent nutritional diagnosis and its timely treatment is found in the application of the nutritional care process (NCP) by the dietititians [3]. This process was standardized by the American Association of Dietititians, currently the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietietics (ADA), in 2003 so that all professionals in this field had a common frame of reference on how to perform their healthcare [3]. The NCP was also described in the UK, for the first time, in the curriculum learning outcomes published by the Board of Dietititians in 2000 and in the Standards of Competence established by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) since 2007 [4]. In both references, the process is constituted of four well-differentiated phases, arranged sequentially and which feed into each other: nutritional assessment, diagnosis, intervention (although the British Dietetic Association, BDA, subdividics it into two stages: strategy and implementation), and nutritional monitoring or evaluation [3, 4]. This frame of reference must be visible in the care records used by the dietitian [5]. Records are an essential element of intraand inter-professional communication, facilitating the documentation of the professional contribution to the health of the person-population and contributing, as a source of primary information, to research and the training of new professionals [3,6]. In recent years, advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) have become relevant in the field of health in general and, specifically, in the design of records of healthcare, as opposed to paper-based data collection [6]. Computerized registries have facilitated simultaneous and continuous multidisciplinary care, using a single clinical registry, although the different professionals do not coincide in place and time [7]. Immediate access to relevant patient data makes the process of the evaluation of results after dietary-nutritional treatment more effective [3,8,9,10]. Likewise, the evolution of ICT has led to the development of software applications aimed at direct professional-patient communication outside the outpatient setting [5]. These complementary tools facilitate a dynamic interaction in the follow-up, with reduced time intervals, oriented to a response-stimulation in order to achieve greater adherence to the therapeutic indications; for example, using a mobile device to access an application to self-prepare or track the weekly diet plan [11]. This is also practical for dietitians, as they can more objectively individualize the treatment and take advantage of face-to-face, in-office interaction to focus on the most critical aspects of compliance [10]. Although computer applications improve the analysis of nutritional data, the simple accumulation of data does not per se lead to better care [8]. The quality of the nutritional assistance is related, as observed in the Improvement of Education and Competencies project in Dietetics (IMPECD) [9], with the collection of data in the initial assessment, the selective follow-up adjusted to each circumstance, the evaluation of results based on the established objectives and according to the planned interventions, and the report of the developed care. It must not be forgotten that in each phase of the nutritional care process (NCP), it is essential to select and apply the appropriate indicators to carry out a good nutritional study [9]. Therefore, these essential blocks of information should be present in any electronic record developed to document the care provided by dietitians. The electronic records act as a useful tool for the professional.