For Meaningful Use, Medicare requires that the smoking habits of every patient age 13 and above are recorded. To be sure of compliance, this should be verified and noted at least once every 6 months.
With the patient account open,
click on the History button.
Once the History section is open, click on the Health icon
The Smoking Status for Meaningful Use is entered on the Prior Illnesses tab of the Health History window.
On the lower left side of the window, find the Smoking Status drop down and select the appropriate item. This is a government dictated list. For Meaningful Use purposes, do NOT use the Smoking item that displays just above Smoking Status.
Note that for Meaningful Use this data must be entered for every patient beginning at age 13. The entry should be updated at least once every 6 months.