Literature Review

This literature review highlights research, published in 1998-present, on the organizational processes and practices used by managed care organizations (MCOs) to provide smoking cessation treatment to their patients. NPO staff conduct multiple PubMed searches, review the search results, and select articles for inclusion in this review based on their relevance to researchers and managed care professionals engaged in evaluating or promoting system-level tobacco interventions.

The initial review of the literature was conducted in August 1999 and is updated approximately every three months. The review is based on the results of six PubMed searches designed to capture research on or about one of the six system-level recommendations outlined in the Public Health Service “Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Clinical Practice Guideline.” Detailed information on the search parameters for each of the six searches can be viewed by clicking on the names of the searches listed at the bottom of this page.

Searchable Database of Selected Articles:

The results of the NPO's literature review are available in a Reference Manager database. You may search the database by author, publication date, and/or keywords. (To view a complete listing of database contents, select "Advanced Search," followed by "All Indexed Fields," in the Field to Search box. Type an asterisk in the Data to Locate box, and select the search button.) Full citations and abstracts (where available) are included for each selected article.

Searches

1. Implementing a tobacco user identification system in every clinic.
2. Providing education, resources and feedback to promote provider intervention.
3. Dedicating staff to provide tobacco dependence treatment.
4. Promoting hospital policies that support and provide tobacco dependence services.
5. Including effective tobacco dependence treatments (both counseling and pharmacotherapy) as paid or covered services.
6. Reimbursing clinicians and specialists for delivery of effective tobacco dependence treatments and including these interventions among the defined duties of the clinicians.

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Commonly Used Acronyms
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Addressing Tobacco in Healthcare (ATHC)
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care (ATMC)