• Am J Prev Med · Apr 2020

    Comparative Study Historical Article

    A Comparison of Smoking History in the Electronic Health Record With Self-Report.

    • Nikhil Patel, David P Miller, Anna C Snavely, Christina Bellinger, Kristie L Foley, Doug Case, Malcolm L McDonald, Youssef R Masmoudi, and Ajay Dharod.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Electronic address: nikpatel@wakehealth.edu.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2020 Apr 1; 58 (4): 591-595.

    IntroductionKnowing patients' smoking history helps guide who may benefit from preventive services such as lung cancer screening. The accuracy of smoking history electronic health records remains unclear.MethodsThis was a secondary analysis of data collected from a portal-based lung cancer screening decision aid. Participants of an academically affiliated health system, aged 55-76 years, completed an online survey that collected a detailed smoking history including years of smoking, years since quitting, and smoking intensity. Eligibility for lung cancer screening was defined using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services criteria. Data analysis was performed May-December 2018, and data collection occurred between November 2016 and February 2017.ResultsA total of 336 participants completed the survey and were included in the analysis. Of 175 participants with self-reported smoking intensity, 72% had packs per day and 62% had pack-years recorded in the electronic health record. When present, smoking history in the electronic health records correlated well with self-reported years of smoking (r =0.78, p≤0.0001) and years since quitting (r =0.94, p≤0.0001). Self-reported smoking intensity, including pack-years (r =0.62, p<0.0001) and packs per day (r =0.65, p≤0.0001), was less correlated. Of those participants eligible for lung cancer screening by self-report, only 35% met criteria for screening by electronic health records data alone. Others were either incorrectly classified as ineligible (23%) or had incomplete data (41%).ConclusionsThe electronic health records frequently misses critical elements of a smoking history, and when present, it often underestimates smoking intensity, which may impact who receives lung cancer screening.Copyright © 2019 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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