Provider reminder systems are recommended for tobacco use cessation based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness in increasing provider delivery of advice to quit. Provider reminder systems are recommended: whether used alone or as part of a multicomponent intervention (Provider Reminder Systems with Provider Education); across a range of intervention characteristics (chart stickers, checklists, and flowcharts); and in a variety of clinical settings and populations. Provider reminder systems for tobacco cessation include efforts to identify clients who use tobacco products and to prompt providers to discuss and/or to advise clients about quitting. Providers may receive these reminders through chart stickers, vital sign stamps, medical record flow sheets, and checklists. Provider reminders are often combined with other approaches.

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Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Effect Behavioral Change, Healthcare, Public Health, Secondary Prevention, Clinical Practice, Families & Households

Community Preventive Services Task Force. Recommendations regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2001 Feb [cited 2013 Feb 10];20(2S):10?5. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/tobac-AJPM-recs.pdf