Building a tobacco intervention system in managed care
 | Implementing tobacco tracking codes in an individual practice association or a network model health maintenance organisation |
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Implementing tobacco tracking codes in an individual practice association or a network model health maintenance organisation
Charles J Bentz
Smoking Cessation
and Prevention, Providence Health System, Oregon, 9205 SW Barnes Road,
Suite #25, Portland, OR 97225, USA;
cbentzmd@providence.org
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Introduction |
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Providence Health System (PHS) in Oregon is an individual practice
association model health maintenance organisation with more than
300 000 covered lives in our capitated model and more than 360 000
members in our preferred provider model, which is a discounted fee for
service structure. PHS has 12 000 employees, over 1400 acute and long
term beds, and a demonstrated commitment to social accountability.
Tobacco cessation programs are one of the top priorities for reducing
overall cardiac morbidity and mortality. A regional health system task
force for tobacco cessation comprised of key personnel and stakeholders
was formed in 1994 (table 1). The physician leader's role was to
educate medical care providers on smoking cessation, while the program
development administrator helped coordinate activities and was
instrumental in securing funds for all initiatives. Health education
played a critical role in administration of the intensive cessation
interventions and other member focused interventions. Health plan
involvement
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