Toolkit to Implement Tobacco Treatment in Oncology Settings

The following are quick links to practical tools integrated throughout the Roadmap to help you plan, implement, and sustain your tobacco treatment program.

• Program Planning Tool: High-level considerations for tobacco treatment program design and various approaches to tobacco assessment and treatment.
• Case studies: Illustrative profiles describing program designs and lessons learned from Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) grantees.
• Guidance on the new CoC Smoking Cessation Standard: The Commission on Cancer is rolling out a standard for tobacco screening and treatment for accredited programs in 2026. Resources to help your center meet this standard are available at the link.
• EHR Build Guides: Orientation to the process of tobacco treatment services integration using the EHR and to common, industry-standard EHR and information technology (IT) strategies, components, and example clinician scripts. These can be adapted and customized by Health Information Technology (HIT) teams to fit the needs and context of your health system.
  • General Guide
  • Cerner-Specific Guide
  • Epic-Specific Guide
• Tobacco screening examples and EHR resources: EHR integration and implementation guidance for tobacco use assessment.
• Tobacco treatment examples and EHR resources: EHR integration and implementation guidance for tobacco use treatment models and referral workflows.
• Team building and interested party engagement resources: Strategies for engaging health system leaders; implementation and clinical care teams; and patients, representatives and community groups in program design and implementation.
• Billing and funding information: Resources to support programs pursuing reimbursement for billable tobacco treatment services.
• Data and measurement information: Guidance for ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and quality improvement of tobacco treatment programs.