Improving tobacco dependence medication use in a medicaid managed care organization: A practical systems-level approach

• Published in: Journal of clinical outcomes management Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 535
• Main Authors: Winickoff, Jonathan P, Glauber, James H, Perrin, James M, Bock, Beth C, Rigotti, Nancy A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wayne Turner White Communications Inc 01-10-2003
• Subjects: Managed care; Medicaid; Smoking cessation; Transdermal medication
• ISSN: 1079-6533; 1938-1336

Winickoff et al describe a program designed to increase the use of smoking cessation services including the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in a Medicaid managed care organization. After asking standardized screening questions to the enrollees, results showed that there was a significant plan-wide increase in the rate of NRT prescription fills. Moreover, modest investment in a systems-level intervention led to a significant increase in the use of tobacco control medications in a Medicaid MCO.