Preventive Care and Screening Measure Pair: a. Tobacco Use Assessment (NQF 0028a)

eMeasure Name Preventive Care and Screening Measure Pair: a. Tobacco Use Assessment eMeasure Id 0c73160f-435c-4c10-8310-4fe1871d97d1
Version number 1 eMeasure Set Id 8063bd27-8a5f-405a-bb1a-194ece746b51
Available Date No information Measurement Period January 1, 20xx through December 31, 20xx
Measure Steward American Medical Association - Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
Endorsed by National Quality Forum
Description Percentage of patients aged 18 years or older who have been seen for at least 2 office visits, who were queried about tobacco use one or more times within 24 months.
Copyright
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Measure scoring Proportion
Measure type Process
Stratification
None
Risk Adjustment
None
Data Aggregation
Rationale
Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of many preventable diseases, however, not all individuals are screened for tobacco use.
Clinical Recommendation Statement
The USPSTF strongly recommends that clinicians screen all adults for tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco products. (A Recommendation) (USPSTF, 2003).
Improvement notation
Higher score indicates better quality
Measurement duration
12 month(s)
Reference
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force. Counseling to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases: Recommendation statement. November 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/tobaccounrs/htm. Accessed November 2007.
Definition
Initial Patient Population(s): Patient Age:  Patients aged 18 years and older at the beginning of the measurement period Diagnosis Active:  There is no diagnosis associated with this measure. Encounter:  At least 2 visits (or at least 1 preventive medicine visit) with the physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner during the measurement period.
Definition
Denominator(s): All patients aged 18 years and older
Definition
Denominator Exclusions: N/A
Definition
Numerator(s): Patients who were queried about tobacco use one or more times within 24 months
Definition
Denominator Exceptions: N/A
Guidance
Supplemental Data Elements
Report "Patient Characteristic: Gender" using "Gender HL7 Value Set (2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.1)"; Report "Patient Characteristic: Race" using "Race CDC Value Set (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.836)"; Report "Patient Characteristic: Ethnicity" using "Ethnicity CDC Value Set (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.837)"; Report "Patient Characteristic: Payer" using "Payer Source of Payment Typology Value Set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.221.5)".

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Population criteria

Data criteria (QDM Data Elements)

Supplemental Data Elements




Measure set CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURE SET 2011-2012