Trends in smoking documentation rates in safety net clinics.

Objective: To assess the impact of provider incentive policy on smoking status documentation.

Data Sources: Primary data were extracted from structured electronic medical records (EMRs) from 15 community health centers (CHCs).

Study Design: This was an observational study of data from 2006 to 2013, assessing changes in documentation of smoking status over time.

Patient characteristics associated with poor inhaler technique among a cohort of patients with COPD.

Background: Inhaled therapies are the cornerstone of pharmacologic management for COPD. Each device requires a unique series of steps to be most effective, making appropriate instruction in inhaler technique a key part of the management of COPD.

Objectives: Examine characteristics of patients and devices associated with poor technique among patients with COPD.

Respiratory and Bronchitic Symptoms Predict Intention to Quit Smoking among Current Smokers with, and at Risk for, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Rationale: Smoking cessation is the most important intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What leads smokers with COPD to quit smoking remains unknown.

Objectives: We sought to examine the association between respiratory symptoms and other markers of COPD severity with intention to quit smoking among a cohort of patients with probable COPD.