Research & ROI Tools

A trusted Research Partner

TelASK has participated in dozens of published randomised trials and research collaborations with leading institutions across North America. Every QPM outcome claim is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence. Use our ROI calculators to model the specific impact for your organisation.

Research Collaborations

Proud to have partnered with researchers at some of the most prestigious healthcare organisations in North America

MUSCHealth
MGHMassachusetts General
UofOOttawa Heart Inst.
UChicagoMed. Center
McGillUniversity
LSUHealth
VanderbiltUniversity Med.
RoswellPark Cancer
EinsteinAlbert Einstein
UColoradoHealth
UTexasSystem
FordhamUniversity
OttawaHospital
CAMHCentre for Addiction
CCSCancer Society
MarkeyCancer Center
MontrealChest Institute
PartnersHealthcare
UPMCPittsburgh
IntelliQuitResearch
MUSCHealth
MGHMassachusetts General
UofOOttawa Heart Inst.
UChicagoMed. Center
McGillUniversity
LSUHealth
VanderbiltUniversity Med.
RoswellPark Cancer
EinsteinAlbert Einstein
UColoradoHealth
UTexasSystem
FordhamUniversity
OttawaHospital
CAMHCentre for Addiction
CCSCancer Society
MarkeyCancer Center
MontrealChest Institute
PartnersHealthcare
UPMCPittsburgh
IntelliQuitResearch
Current Research

Ongoing research collaborations

TelASK is currently supporting the following active research program with our patient engagement and data collection infrastructure.

Ongoing

An automated program to connect adult current smokers seen in an emergency department to a stop smoking Quitline

Avery Robertson et al.
Medical University of South Carolina
Published Research

27 published studies and presentations

Peer-reviewed evidence underpinning every QPM outcome claim. The QPM platform was used to support all of the studies listed below. Filter by topic.

2020

Rationale, design and pilot feasibility results of a smartphone-assisted, mindfulness-based intervention for smokers with mood disorders: Project mSMART MIND

Haruka Minami et al.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2020
Cessation
2019

Automated Telephone Follow-up for Smoking Cessation in Smokers With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Robert Reid et al.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2019
Cessation
2017

Interactive Voice Response Calls to Promote Smoking Cessation after Hospital Discharge: Pooled Analysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials

N. Rigotti M.D. et al.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2017
Cessation
2016

Effectiveness of a hospital-initiated smoking cessation programme: 2-year health and healthcare outcomes

K.A. Mullen PhD et al.
Tobacco Control, 2016
Cessation
2016

Evidence to Guide Action: Comprehensive Tobacco Control in Ontario

Smoke Free Ontario
Evidence to Guide Action: Comprehensive Tobacco Control in Ontario, 2016
Cessation
2016

Feasibility of Implementing a Hospital-Based "Opt-Out" Tobacco-cessation Service

Georges F. Nahhas PhD et al.
Oxford University Press / Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2016
Cessation
2016

Who Opted Out of an Opt-Out Smoking Cessation Programme for Hospitalized Patients?

Georges F. Nahhas PhD et al.
Journal of Smoking Cessation, 2016
Cessation
2014

Sustained Care Intervention and Post Discharge Smoking Cessation Among Hospitalized Adults; A Randomized Clinical Trial

N. Rigotti M.D. et al.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2014
Cessation
2011

Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation Integration with Smokers' Helpline: The Nova Scotia Experience

Macintosh et al.
Conference Poster, 2011
Poster
2011

An Interactive Voice Response System to Continue a Hospital-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention After Discharge

Sue Regan PhD et al.
Oxford University Press / Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2011
Cessation
2010

Effectiveness of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation in Cardiac Care Units Across Canada

K.A. Mullen PhD et al.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2010
Cessation
2009

Smoking Cessation for Hospitalized Smokers: An Evaluation of the Ottawa Model

Robert Reid PhD et al.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2009
Cessation
2008

Can IVR Technologies Improve Quitline Efficiencies?

Celestino et al.
NCTOH Presentation, 2008
Poster

Effectiveness of Post-Discharge Follow-up (HH4)

N. Rigotti M.D. et al.
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Cessation
2017

Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service

Kathleen Buford Cartmell PhD, MPH
National Conference on Tobacco or Health, 2017 (Poster)
Poster
2017

Reducing Healthcare Costs by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Service

Kathleen Buford Cartmell PhD, MPH
National Conference on Tobacco or Health, 2017 (Poster)
Poster
2017

The feasibility of an interactive voice response system for monitoring patient safety after discharge from the ED

Lisa A. Calder et al.
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2017
Patient Safety
2014

Economic evaluation of a hospital-initiated intervention for smokers with chronic disease, in Ontario Canada

K.A. Mullen PhD et al.
Tobacco Control, 2014
Cost Savings
2009

Using IVR to Create A Medication Safety Net

Sherrard et al.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2009
Patient Safety
2008

Using Technology to Create A Medication Safety Net

Sherrard et al.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2008 (Poster)
Poster

Does Medical Cannabis Reduce Opioid Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Dr. C. Cunningham et al.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cannabis

Innovating the Treatment of COPD Exacerbations: A Phone Interactive Telesystem to Increase COPD Action Plan Adherence

Dr. Jean Bourbeau et al.
McGill University Health Centre / Montreal Chest Institute
COPD

The Effects of Medical Cannabis Use on Opioid Use

Dr. C. Cunningham et al.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cannabis
Research Collaboration

Interested in a research partnership?

TelASK welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research programs designed to evaluate how new technologies and communication strategies improve patient outcomes. If you have a project in mind, let's talk.

Patient engagement infrastructure

Automated IVR, SMS, and email platforms with established randomised trial protocols

EHR-integrated data collection

Bi-directional Epic integration with structured outcome capture and audit trails

Quitline data exchange

Established partnerships with state quitline vendors across the US and Canada

Publication track record

21 published studies; active collaborations with MGH, MUSC, McGill, and more