Design and implementation of decision support for tobacco dependence treatment in an inpatient electronic medical record: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Tobacco dependence treatment for hospitalized smokers results in long-term cessation if treatment continues at least 30 days post-discharge. Health information technology may facilitate ongoing tobacco dependence treatment after hospital discharge. To describe the use and impact of a new decision support tool and order set for inpatient physicians, addressing tobacco dependence treatment for hospitalized smokers, embedded in an electronic health record (EHR). In a cluster-randomized trial, 254 physicians were randomized (1:1) to either receive or not receive the decision support tool and order set, which were embedded in the Epic (Madison, WI) EHR used at 2 hospitals in a single city. When an adult patient was admitted to a medical service, an electronic alert appeared if the patient was c

SUBMITTER: Bernstein SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5526813 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature