Comparison of referral methods into a smoking cessation program
| Autor: | Leah C. Thomas, Santanu K. Datta, Jillian E. H. Dirkes, Paul A. Dennis, James M. Davis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Referral medicine.medical_treatment Population 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Service utilization Electronic health record medicine Electronic Health Records Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Referral and Consultation Aged education.field_of_study Motivation business.industry Health Policy Patient Visit Middle Aged Outreach 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Smoking cessation Observational study Female Smoking Cessation business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of comparative effectiveness research. 9(11) |
| ISSN: | 2042-6313 |
| Popis: | Rational, aims & objectives: The goal of this observational study was to compare three referral methods and determine which led to the highest utilization of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program (DSCP). Materials & methods: We conducted two assessments within the Duke health system: a 12-month assessment of Traditional Referral (a provider refers a patient during a patient visit) and Best Practice Advisory (BPA) (a provider refers a patient after responding to an alert within the electronic health record); and a 30-day assessment of Population Outreach (a list of smokers is generated through the electronic health record and patients are contacted directly). Results: Over the 12-month assessment, a total of 13,586 smokers were seen throughout health system clinics receiving services from the DSCP. During this period, the service utilization rate was significantly higher for Traditional Referral (3.8%) than for BPA (0.6%); p Conclusion: Population Outreach appears to be an effective referral method for increasing utilization of the DSCP. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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