Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a new diagnosis or recurrent episode of major depressive disorder (MDD) with evidence that they met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for MDD AND for whom there is an assessment of depression severity during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified
Patients with evidence that they met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for MDD AND for whom there is an assessment of depression severity during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older with a new diagnosis or recurrent episode of major depressive disorder (MDD)
Exclusions
Exclusions
None
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Behavioral Health Project
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
Steward POC email
Samantha.Tierney@ama-assn.org
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