We adopted the general rule with flexibility to apply alternative methods for this criterion to ensure that, for the Advanced APMs for which attribution is based on services other than E/M services, the attributed beneficiary population is truly a subset of such Advanced APMs' attribution-eligible beneficiary populations and, ultimately, so that our way of identifying beneficiaries for purposes of Threshold Score calculations for QP determinations would be appropriate for such Advanced APMs
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4,6 Stains from smokeless tobacco penetrate the enamel, dentin, root surfaces, and even prosthetic appliances
The regular use of chewing tobacco is linked to various types of gum and oral disease
Men are much more likely to smoke than women
focusing the collection types available to Shared Savings Program ACOs for reporting the APP Plus quality measure set to all payer/all patient eCQMs and Medicare CQMs