Open AccessEffect of Systems Change and Use of Electronic Health Records on Quit Rates Among Tobacco Users in a Public Hospital System
Author(s) -
Sarah Moody–Thomas,
Laura Nasuti,
Yong Jeong Yi,
Michael D. Celestin,
Ronald Horswell,
Thomas Land
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302274
Subject(s) - medicine , medical record , confidence interval , psychological intervention , primary care , public health , electronic health record , environmental health , intervention (counseling) , tobacco use , health records , health care , family medicine , nursing , population , economics , radiology , economic growth
We examined electronic health records (EHRs) to assess the impact of systems change on tobacco use screening, treatment, and quit rates among low-income primary care patients in Louisiana.