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Increase smoking recording in your practice
About this activity
Use the QI template below to better record patients’ smoking status and meet the requirements for the PIP QI Incentive.
Goal
Increase the percentage of patients over 15 who have had a smoking status recorded in the past 12 months.
Measures
Pen CAT4 measure: Percentage of patients with a smoking status recorded.
Improvement ideas
- Conduct a targeted blitz to ask a specific group of patients about their current smoking status.
- Improving recording by talking to your staff to make sure everyone knows how to put the data in the correct area of the software and how to code the data correctly.
- Review your new patient registration processes. Is smoking status collected on new patient registration forms?
Download the QI template below for more improvement ideas.
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QI Activity Template – PIP QI Measure 2 Increase smoking recording
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