In 2019, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in the United States was amended
Whether youre looking to quit cold turkey or leaning on nicotine replacement therapy NRT, the key is to stay focused on your goal
When patients indicate a willingness to set a quit date in the next month, clinicians should consider a proactive approach whereby they obtain the patients permission to contact the quit line directly on the patients behalf as opposed to their providing a passive referral (by simply offering the patient contact information for the quit line)
As you start your quit journey, you might have some questions
We originally selected this measure for development because of its high impact in terms of patient population, clinician coverage, and Medicare spending, and the opportunity to build a chronic condition measure that would address a condition not captured by other episode-based measures in the MIPS cost performance category