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Don’t Let Your Smoking Cessation Counseling Claims Go up in Smoke

Published on Fri Oct 30, 2026

Question: An established patient presents to the pulmonologist for a follow-up appointment to address emphysema that was shown on a prior CT scan. The patient is a smoker with a one pack per day habit. During the visit, the pulmonologist spent 12 minutes on smoking cessation counseling. The counseling time was documented separately and covered the patient’s readiness to quit, [...]
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