Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | Tobacco Use Treatment FDA-Approved Cessation Medication |
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| Collected For: | TAM-02, |
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| Definition: | The FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications may be referenced in Appendix B on Table 12.1. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Did the patient receive one of the FDA-approved tobacco cessations medications during the hospital stay? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 The patient received one of the FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications during the hospital stay
2 The patient refused/declined the FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications during the hospital stay
3 FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications were not offered to the patient during the hospital stay
4 Unable to determine (UTD) if tobacco use treatment was provided from medical record documentation |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Only select allowable value 4 (UTD) if the documentation provided is not explicit enough to determine if the FDA-approved cessations were not administered as a result of a patient refusal or if they were not ordered by the phhysician.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
Physician orders
Medication administration record (MAR)
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion |
- Refer to Appendix B Table 12.1 for the list of FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications
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- For Medication
- Smokeless tobacco user (chewing (spit) tobacco)
- Pregnant smokers
- Light smokers (5 or less cigarettes per day)
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Tobacco Use Treatment FDA-Approved Cessation Medication
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)
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