Percentage of adult patients with smoking status documented within 365 days prior to any procedure requiring anesthesia

Tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of disease and premature death in America today.¹ In addition, smoking is an established perioperative risk factor impacting up to 25% of surgical patients.² According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 70% of smokers report they would like to quit however, only 15% of smokers in Michigan receive smoking cessation treatment.^3,4 Making every contact count (MECC) is an approach to behavior change that is clinically proven to help patients quit smoking and results in better health outcomes.⁵ More so, there is evidence to support that the preoperative setting offers an opportunity to address smoking cessation options.⁶

365 days prior to Anesthesia Start to Anesthesia End

Adult patients requiring anesthesia.

• Age <18 years
• ASA 5 & 6 including Organ Procurement (CPT: 01990)
• Block (Only) procedures
• Intubation Only cases

Smoking status (current, former, or non-smoker) documented in anesthesia preoperative evaluation within 365 days prior to Anesthesia End

• Measure start time determined by first assessing Anesthesia Start and calculating 30 days prior
• For Michigan sites participating in the Value Based Reimbursement program: Please visit Smoking Cessation Frequently Asked Questions. 

*This measure will include valid MPOG cases defined by the Is Valid Case MPOG phenotype.

Not applicable

Provider(s) signed in at Anesthesia Start

1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014
2. Schmid M, Sood A, Campbell L, et al. Impact of smoking on perioperative outcomes after major surgery. Am J Surg 2015;210:221–9.
3. Babb S, Malarcher A, Schauer G, Asman K, Jamal A. Quitting Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2000-2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;65(52):1457-1464.
4. Analysis provided by the Michigan Value Collaborative for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PPO Pharmacy plan members in 2019-2020.
5. Public Health England. Making Every Contact Count (MECC): Consensus statement.  Public Health England, NHS England, Health Education England, and the national MECC advisory group, April 2016 (https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/making-every-contact-count.pdf)
6. Nayan S, Gupta MK, Strychowsky JE, Sommer DD. Smoking cessation interventions and cessation rates in the oncology population: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013;149:200–11.