Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina
Cummings K, Talbot V, Roberson A, Bliss A, Likins E, Brownstein N, Stansell S, Adams-Ludd D, Harris B, Louder D, McCutcheon E, Zebian R, Rojewski A, Toll B. Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 741. PMID: 38886764, PMCID: PMC11184783, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11205-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-discharge follow-up callsTobacco treatment programFollow-up callsEnhance careBasic careSmoking statusConsultation visitTobacco treatment specialistStop Smoking ServicesStop smoking medicationsAssess smoking statusResultsSmoking prevalenceSmoking ServicesMedical University of South CarolinaSmoking medicationsIntervention groupQuit ratesTreatment deliveryTreatment specialistsSurveyed patientsDaily smokersHigh caseloadsUniversity of South CarolinaHospital dischargeSouth CarolinaImplementation, enrollment, and engagement in an opt‐out telehealth pharmacist‐assisted tobacco treatment program for patients seen in oncology outpatient clinics
Cummings K, Toll B, Talbot V, Roberson A, Wilson D, Dunlap M, Ware E, Palmer A, Bliss A, Anokye V, Warren G. Implementation, enrollment, and engagement in an opt‐out telehealth pharmacist‐assisted tobacco treatment program for patients seen in oncology outpatient clinics. Cancer 2024, 130: 2482-2492. PMID: 38546445, PMCID: PMC11214603, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco treatment programOncology outpatient clinicQuit ratesDelivering smoking cessation treatmentSelf-reported quit ratesOutpatient clinicSmoking cessation counselingHollings Cancer CenterFollow-up surveyNicotine replacement medicationsTreatment programsSmoking cessation treatmentCessation counselingOncology clinicVisit clinicsCessation treatmentSmoking statusTelephone surveyCancer CenterReplacement medicationsRandom sampleAdult patientsFollow-upSmokingPatients