Tobacco Use: Screening & Cessation Intervention
Characteristics
COMPREHENSIVE
Component
Prevention and wellness focused
Measure Concept
Tobacco use screening and cessation counseling provision
Descriptions
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times wtihin 24 months AND who received cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user
Numerator: Patients who were screened for tobacco use at least once within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation counseling intervention if identified as a tobacco user
Denominator: All patients aged 18 years and older seen for at least two visits or at least one preventive visit druing the measurement period
Measure or Standard
Measure
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Administrative enrollment and claims data; Patient records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
NQF Quality Positioning System; NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Stage of Development/Use
Specified and tested.
From NQF QPS: In use by Medicare PQRS and several other programs
Measure Endorsement
NQF Endorsed