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On average, smokers are 6 times more likely to develop oral cancer than non-smokers

Further, under our proposed cost measure exclusion policy, errors would be external to the care provided, and such that CMS determines may lead to misleading or inaccurate results that negatively impact the measure's ability to reliably assess performance

As a matter of fact, smoking is associated with most of the lung diseases that include COP, asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE The RVUs tied to these services may seem small, but if you find yourself spending a lot of time counseling patients or providing services in addition to chronic disease management, they can add up quickly