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Smoking Cessation Coding Need assistance with billing for tobacco screening and cessation? The AAFP can help. http://www.aafp.org/patient-care/public-health/tobacco-nicotine/coding-reference.html Read Article
How to Help Patients Quit The link below provides tips for Providers in helping identify patients who are eligible for Smoking Cessation programs and how to direct them to recources that can help them quit today. https://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/GTQL_How%20to%20Help%20Your%20Patients%20Quit%20Smoking%20... Read Article
Know a Patient Who’s Ready to Quit? Ready to quit smoking? Call the GA Tobacco Quit Line or visit the Georgia DPH Ready to Quit page for counseling and assistance to anyone over 13 years of age: https://dph.georgia.gov/ready-quit, 1-877-270-7867. A 10-call specialty program is available for pregnant and postpartum women. &n... Read Article
Online Training on E-cigarettes and Pregnancy There is a free webinar offered by the CDC on the effects of tobacco on pregnancy and the benefit of smoking cessation programs. Visit https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCDC/bulletins/15de84f Read Article
Billing Reminder: Reimbursement for Tobacco Cessation Therapy Services Peach State Health Plan will provide reimbursement for tobacco cessation therapy services CPT 99406 and CPT 99407. Tobacco cessation therapy services may be billed in conjunction with the appropriate evaluation and management office visit code when medically necessary. CPT 99406 Smoking and tobacc... Read Article
Smoking Cessation Information for Women According to Georgia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data, approximately 8 percent or 11,000 pregnant women say they smoked cigarettes during the last three months of their pregnancy. Evidence shows that more than 1/2 of pregnant women who quit smoking resume smoking within six m... Read Article