Christie Bartels discussed how rheumatology clinics can be utilized to tackle two common risk factors for heart disease without adding additional burden onto clinicians.
Two relatively simple interventions — addressing high blood pressure and smoking cessation — could make a huge difference for patients with rheumatic disease. Patients with autoimmune disease are up to three times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population. In addition to compounding CVD, smoking is tied to the development of certain autoimmune conditions, as well as worse outcomes.
If patients are ready, we ask if we can arrange for them to receive a call from a Quitline coach about setting a quit date or receiving free nicotine replacement therapy. The beautiful thing is when that all happens, A) it's free to the patient, and B) the results from the Quitline can be recorded right back to the electronic health record., we documented bringing Quit Connect to Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta.
Specifically, a SmartSet — an electronic medical record feature — prompts different actions based on confirmed high BP readings:
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