Document Methods of Tobacco Cessation

You can document in-depth evaluation and comprehensive information about a patient's tobacco use and methods for tobacco cessation.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. To open the Social History – Tobacco template, do one of the following:
   • On the Histories template, expand the Social panel, and select Add/Edit.
   • In the History Summary panel on the Intake template, select Social, select Tobacco/Vaping Use, and select Add/Edit.
   The Social History – Tobacco template opens.
3. Expand Efforts To Quit Tobacco.
4. From the Tobacco Cessation Information section, select the Tobacco cessation discussed link.
   You can also access this link from other templates.
   The Tobacco Cessation Discussed window opens.

   

5. To select one or multiple discussion, do one of the following:
   • Select Single select/Close to select only one discussion item. The window closes on selecting a discussion item, and a record is added in the Tobacco Cessation Information section.
   • Select Multiple selection to select multiple discussion items and then select Save & Close.
6. To add a discussion item that does not appear in the list, do the following:
   1. From the Tobacco Cessation Discussed window, in the Tobacco Cessation discussion grid, select Other (Not for Quality Reporting).
   2. Enter the discussion details and then select Add.
      The discussion is added in the Tobacco Cessation Information section.