Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling for Heart Attack Patients 
This measure assesses the percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with a history of smoking cigarettes, which are given smoking cessation advice or counseling during hospital stay. For purposes of this measure, a smoker is defined as someone who has smoked cigarettes anytime during the year prior to hospital arrival.
Reporting Period:
2008-Q4 - 2009-Q3
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n: Sample size of patient population measured
N: Total patient population measured (not a sample)
Use caution when drawing conclusions for providers/organizations that have a small sample size
(generally considered 25 cases or less).
Disclaimer: Measures reported by WCHQ healthcare
organizations represent a specific aspect of care in relation to an
evidence-based standard, but are not clinical guidelines and do not establish
standards of care.
