Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | Prescription for Tobacco Cessation Medication |
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| Collected For: | TAM-03, |
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| Definition: | Documentation that an FDA-approved tobacco cessation medication was prescribed at hospital discharge. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Did the patient receive at discharge a prescription for one of the FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications? |
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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 at discharge a prescription for an FDA-approved tobacco cessation medication
2 A prescription for an FDA-approved cessation medication was offered at discharge and the patient refused
3 A prescription for an FDA-approved cessation medication was not offered at discharge
4 UTD, unable to determine from medical record documentation |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- In determining whether a tobacco cessation medication was prescribed at discharge, it is not uncommon to see conflicting documentation among different medical record sources. For example, the discharge summary may list Varenicline and this is not included in any of the other discharge medications sources (e.g., discharge orders). All discharge medication documentation available in the chart should be reviewed and taken into account by the abstractor.
- In cases where there is a tobacco cessation medication in one source that is not mentioned on other sources, it should be interpreted as a discharge medication. Select value 1 unless documentation elsewhere in the medical record suggests that it (tobacco cessation medication) was not prescribed at discharge.
- If documentation is contradictory (physician noted “d/c Varenicline” or “hold Varenicline” in the discharge orders, but Varenicline is listed in the discharge summary’s discharge medication list), or after careful examination of circumstances, context, timing, etc, documentation raises enough questions, the case should be deemed unable to determine, select value 4
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Discharge summary
- Transfer sheet
- Discharge Instruction Sheet
- Medication Reconciliation Form
- Nursing Discharge notes
- Physician Orders Sheet
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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 a comprehensive list of FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications
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None |
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Prescription for Tobacco 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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