Background and Objectives
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires reporting of specific tobacco treatment (TT) measures. We examined compliance to these measures before and after initiation of a specialized TT service in a state‐psychiatric hospital.
Methods
Using a retrospective analysis, patient records (N = 3669) were examined, using one‐way ANOVAs, for changes in rates of tobacco use screening and treatment between September–December 2015 (pre‐implementation of CMS requirements), and January–April, May–August, and September–December 2016 (post‐implementation of the CMS requirements).
Results
We found significant increases, between Sep–Dec 2015 and Sep–Dec 2016, in the rates of tobacco use screening (93.4–95.3%, F [3, 12] = 7.39, p = .005), offering TT counseling (68.1–76.5%, F [1] = 18.59, p = .001) and medications (71.7–76.5%, F [1] = 5.86, p = .032).
Conclusions and Significance
Our findings can provide guidance to enhance compliance with TT measures in psychiatric settings. (Am J Addict 2018;27:368–371)