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Design and Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record-Based System to Automatically Refer Cancer Patients to Tobacco Use Treatment

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  • Thulasee Jose

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA)

  • Joshua W. Ohde

    (Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA)

  • J. Taylor Hays

    (Department of Medicine, Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA)

  • Michael V. Burke

    (Department of Medicine, Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA)

  • David O. Warner

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA)

Abstract

Continued tobacco use after cancer diagnosis is detrimental to treatment and survivorship. The current reach of evidence-based tobacco treatments in cancer patients is low. As a part of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Cessation Initiative, the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center designed an electronic health record (EHR, Epic © )-based process to automatically refer ambulatory oncology patients to tobacco use treatment, regardless of intent to cease tobacco use(“opt out”). The referral and patient scheduling, accomplished through a best practice advisory (BPA) directed to staff who room patients, does not require a co-signature from clinicians. This process was piloted for a six-week period starting in July of 2019 at the Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. All oncology patients who were tobacco users were referred for tobacco treatment by the rooming staff ( n = 210). Of these, 150 (71%) had a tobacco treatment appointment scheduled, and 25 (17%) completed their appointment. We conclude that an EHR-based “opt-out” approach to refer patients to tobacco dependence treatment that does not require active involvement by clinicians is feasible within the oncology clinical practice. Further work is needed to increase the proportion of scheduled patients who attend their appointments.

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  • Thulasee Jose & Joshua W. Ohde & J. Taylor Hays & Michael V. Burke & David O. Warner, 2020. "Design and Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record-Based System to Automatically Refer Cancer Patients to Tobacco Use Treatment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-11, June.
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