Brigitte K Smith Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Vascular surgery , Electronic health record
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, his publication include Utilization of the Electronic Health Record to Improve Provision of Smoking Cessation Resources for Vascular Surgery Inpatients
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Author(s): Brigitte K Smith, Robert T Adsit, Douglas E Jorenby, Jon S Matsumura and Michael C Fiore
Utilization of the Electronic Health Record to Improve Provision of Smoking Cessation Resources for Vascular Surgery Inpatients
Background and Objectives: Identification of hospitalized patients who smoke has shown significant improvement in recent years, but provision of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment remains a challenge. This study evaluated the utilization of an electronic health record (EHR) to facilitate implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation on a vascular surgery inpatient unit.
Methods: A pre- and post-intervention cohort study w... view moreĀ»