Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter
Denominator
All patients aged 12 years and older at the beginning of the measurement period with at least one eligible encounter during the measurement period
Exclusions
Denominator Exclusions:
Patients with an active diagnosis for depression or a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
Denominator Exceptions:
Patient Reason(s)
Patient refuses to participate
OR
Medical Reason(s)
Patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient´s health status
OR
Situations where the patient´s cognitive capacity, functional capacity or motivation to improve may impact the accuracy of results of standardized depression assessment tools. For example: certain court appointed cases or cases of delirium
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