Medical Assistance With Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation: Discussing Cessation Medications
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Medicaid, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Quality Rating System (QRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
A rolling average represents the percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were current smokers or tobacco users and who discussed or were recommended cessation medications during the measurement year.
Numerator
Patients who indicated that their doctor or health provider recommended or discussed smoking or tobacco cessation medications
Denominator
Patients 18 years and older who responded to the CAHPS survey and indicated that they were current smokers or tobacco users during the measurement year or in the last 6 months for Medicaid and Medicare.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Instrument-Based Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025