Table 2.
Summary data on rates of smoking documentation and quit line referral for both healthcare systems
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6 Months Preimplementation
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6 Months Postimplementation
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| Adult Patient Volume | Asked About Tobacco | Current Smokers | Adult Patient Volume | Asked About Tobacco | Current Smokers | Smokers Referred to Quitline | Referred Connecting With Quitlinea | |||
| Healthcare System A | ||||||||||
| F2Q | 19 915 | 18 268 (96.2) | 3060 (16.1) | 18 917 | 18 434 (97.5) | 3020 (16.0) | 115 (3.8) | 39 (33.9) | ||
| eRef | 23 295 | 23 197 (99.6) | 3387 (14.5) | 23 241 | 23 183 (99.8) | 3415 (14.7) | 610 (17.9) | 184 (30.2) | ||
| F2Q vs eRef χ2 | 1075.0** | 5.7* | 435.1** | 12.9* | 315.3** | 0.5 | ||||
| Healthcare System B | ||||||||||
| F2Q | 30 320 | 29 889 (98.6) | 4703 (15.5) | 28 030 | 2761 (98.5) | 4135 (14.8) | 216 (5.2) | 82 (38.0) | ||
| eRef | 30 206 | 29 705 (98.3) | 4737 (15.7) | 27 030 | 26 455 (97.9) | 4066 (15.0) | 770 (18.9) | 216 (28.1) | ||
| F2Q vs eRef χ2 | 14.2* | 0.3 | 32.6* | 0.9 | 363.2** | 7.4* | ||||
Values are n (%).
eRef = electronic health record–based referral; FTQ: fax-to-quit.
a
Rate of connecting with the quitline reflects the proportion of patients who accepted a quitline call and at least started quitline registration. It does not necessarily reflect engaging in treatment.
*
P < .05.
**
P < .0001.