Bruce Christiansen (left) of UW-CTRI and Douglas Tipperman of SAMHSA Experts from governing entities, advocacy groups, and peer networks convened at the Madison Concourse Hotel to launch a grant project lead by the National Alliance …
2014 Articles
eReferrals to Quit Line Outpace Fax Referrals
UW-CTRI has partnered to use electronic health records (EHRs) to refer patients who smoke or chew tobacco to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line, and the improvement over traditional referral systems has been significant. In fact, …
US Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking: 50 Years of Progress
CMS Adopts Two Tobacco Measures for Psychiatric Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted two of the Joint Commission’s tobacco measures, requiring psychiatric hospitals to report on them or risk a 2% cut in annual CMS payments. The measures include: …
New York Times: New Report From WHO Calls For Regulation of E-Cigarettes
CBS 3 Asks Dr. Jorenby About E-cigs
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Baseball Legend Tony Gwynn Has Died From Cancer He Attributed to Chewing Tobacco
Smoking Employees Cost $6,000 a Year More, Study Finds
83% of Community Health Centers Want to Quit Smoking
According to an article published online by the American Journal of Public Health, four out of five low-income patients at community health centers (CHCs) want to quit smoking. These CHCs primarily serve low-income individuals. Thirty-one …
UW Awards Hilldale Honor to Dr. Michael Fiore
University of Wisconsin (UW) Provost Paul Deluca has named Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA as recipient of a UW Hilldale Professorship. The award, among the highest of UW honors, is given to faculty members who …