Cost-Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Primary Care Smoking Treatment Program.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness from a healthcare system perspective of a comprehensive primary care intervention to reduce smoking rates.

Methods

This pragmatic trial implemented electronic health record prompts during primary care visits and employed certified tobacco cessation specialists to offer proactive outreach and smoking cessation treatment to patients who smoke. The data, analyzed in 2022, included 10,683 patients in the smoking registry from 2017 to 2020. Pre-post analyses compared intervention costs to treatment engagement, successful self-reported smoking cessation, and acute health care utilization (urgent care, emergency department visits, and inpatient hospital

SUBMITTER: Mundt MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature