Table 2.

Cost data collection domains

Resource	Description	Source of resource use data	Source of cost data
Tobacco counselor time – pre-discharge	Initial assessment (Counselor chart review and meeting with the patient to determine a quit plan), medication recommendations, and counseling	Study records	Human resources data
Tobacco counselor time – post-discharge	Medication and cessation support, time spent trying to reach subjects	Study records, survey responses	Human resources data, published reports and datasets
IVR service	Automated telephone outreach to smokers.	Study records	Study records
Smoking cessation medications	FDA-approved smoking cessation medications provided to patients at discharge from the hospital and subsequent refills (includes mailing costs)	Study records	Hospital billing data
	Smoking cessation medications obtained by patients after discharge	Survey responses	Red Book 2010 [48]