Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | Tobacco Use Status Post-Discharge (test data element) |
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| Collected For: | TAM-04, |
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| Definition: | The level of the patient’s tobacco use 30-days post discharge at the time of the follow-up phone call. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | What is the status of the patient’s tobacco use at the time of the follow-up phone call? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1-3 |
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| Allowable Values: |
Check all that apply
1 The patient has quit using tobacco products
2 The patient has made a quit attempt since discharge but has resumed using
3 The patient is still actively attempting to quit but is still using
4 The patient has made a commitment to quit and is preparing to quit at a specific stop date in the future
5 The patient has not made a quit attempt and is not committed to quitting
6 The patient is attending addictions treatment
7 The patient is taking tobacco cessation medications as prescribed
8 The patient is not attending the referred addictions treatment
9 The patient is not taking tobacco cessation medications as prescribed
10 UTD, unable to determine from medical record documentation
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| Notes for Abstraction: | |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Logs froms follow-up phone calls
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| Additional Notes: |
Quit (not used tobacco in the previous week)
Quit Attempt (No use of tobacco products for 24-hrs following initiation of the quit attempt)
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Tobacco Use Status Post-Discharge (test data element)
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)
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