QuitWorks Recognition Program

More than 30,000 patients from across Massachusetts have been referred to the QuitWorks program since its inception in 2002.  Since then, individual providers, health care systems, and hospitals have joined QuitWorks to give their patients access to the help necessary to quit smoking for good. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program have developed a program to recognize individuals and organizations for their participation in QuitWorks.

QuitWorks 2011 Recognition Levels
Annual Benchmarks
Historical Benchmarks

 QuitWorks 2011 Recognition Levels

The QuitWorks recognition program honors providers that regularly make patient referrals to the QuitWorks program. Individual providers and organizations will be recognized in two ways:

1. Year-by-Year recognitions based on total referrals from January 1^st through December 31^st of each year
2. Historical recognitions which count referrals from the earliest date you or your institution made referrals to QuitWorks

Based on the benchmarks your organization surpasses, recognitions could include:

1. Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletters 

1. Onsite social event at your location

1. Presentation of certificate or plaque issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

1. Announcement of achievement at the Great American Smoke Out (GASO) event held each November at the Massachusetts State House.

The following are categories and referral benchmarks for the new QuitWorks recognition program. Contact us for more information.

Annual Benchmarks:

• Individual Provider
  • 25 referral: Onsite recognition event and certificate
  • 10 referral: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter
• Hospital
  • Individual Hospital – Small/Medium (less than 250 beds)
    • 100 referral: Onsite recognition event and certificate
    • 50 referral: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter
  • Individual Hospital – Large (over 250 beds)
    • 150 referral:  Onsite recognition event and certificate
    • 100 referral: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter
• Outpatient Clinic System
  • 150 referrals: Onsite recognition event and certificate
  • 100 referrals: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter
• Community Health Center
  • 50 referrals: Onsite recognition event and certificate
  • 25 referrals: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter
• Private Practice
  • 35 referrals: Onsite recognition event and certificate
  • 15 referrals: Recognition on the QuitWorks website and newsletter

Historical Benchmarks:

• Individual Provider
  • 500 referrals: Recognition at Great American Smokeout event
  • 250 referrals: Onsite recognition event and engraved plaque

• Hospital
  • Individual Hospital – Small/Medium
    • 500 referrals: Recognition at Great American Smokeout event
    • 300 referrals: Onsite recognition event and engraved plaque
  • Individual Hospital – Large
    • 1000 referrals: Recognition at Great American Smokeout event
    • 500 referrals: Onsite recognition event and engraved plaque

• Community Health Center
  • 500 referrals: Recognition at Great American Smokeout event
  • 250 referrals: Onsite recognition event and engraved plaque

• Private Practice
  • 500 referrals: Recognition at Great American Smokeout event
  • 300 referrals: Onsite recognition event and engraved plaque

Practices or institutions also may be recognized for referring others to use QuitWorks and for adopting significant system-level change to integrate QuitWorks.