Tobacco Use Registry

Creating a Tobacco Use Registry

A tobacco use registry is a master list of all patients with evidence of active tobacco use in their EHR. A registry can automatically pull data from patient records (e.g., social history, CPT codes, diagnoses) to identify patients who may be using tobacco.

Although a tobacco use registry is not required, it can be useful in implementing and evaluating comprehensive tobacco treatment programs. A registry can trigger tobacco intervention. It has the advantage of not relying on a single indicator of tobacco use or a single workflow.

A tobacco use registry also facilitates proactive outreach efforts by maintaining an up-to-date roster of patients to engage in tobacco treatment. The same registry can prompt outreach in many forms (e.g., text messages sent with appointment reminders, mailings, EHR portal messages, EHR-prompted outreach at the point of care, telephone outreach).

EHR Vendor
Cerner	C3I Build Guide for Smoking Cessation Electronic Health Record Functionalities and Workflows for the Oncology Setting (pp. 12-13) HealthIT.gov Cerner EHR Guide (p. 3) Registry dashboard screenshot (p. 15)
Epic	C3I Build Guide for Smoking Cessation Electronic Health Record Functionalities and Workflows for the Oncology Setting (pp. 6-12) Registry dashboard screenshot (p. 14) UWCCC modified smoking registry (p.3)
NextGen	NextGen Healthcare 2015 Million Hearts Guide (pp. 2-6) Registry dashboard screenshot (p. 15)