Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | Tobacco Use Treatment Practical Counseling |
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| Collected For: | TAM-02, |
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| Definition: | The components of practical counseling require interaction with the patient to address the following: recognizing danger situations, developing coping skills, and providing basic information about quitting. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | What components of tobacco use treatment were provided to the patient prior to discharge? |
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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 all components of practical counseling prior to discharge
2 The patient refused/declined practical counseling
3 Practical counseling was 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: |
- A referral to the Quitline may be considered a component of practical counseling (providing basic information about quitting), however handing the patient a phone number to call for the quit line will not meet the intent of practical counseling, there must be interaction between the patient and the caregiver.
- If there is no documentation that practical counseling was given to the patient, select allowable value 5
- Only select allowable value 7 (UTD) if the documentation provided is not explicit enough to determine if the counseling provided contained all components or if the counseling meets the intent of the measure.
- If the CPT codes are documented in the medical record assume that all the components of tobacco use practical conseling are met and default to allowable value 1.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
Respiratory therapy notes
Nursing notes
Medication administration record (MAR)
Physician progress notes |
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
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- For Counseling
- Severe cognitive impairment
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Tobacco Use Treatment Practical Counseling
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)
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