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Depression

This category is for questions related to the Depression Care measure suite.

Depression patient ID Template
Thursday, February 18, 2021 depression care emr change id change patient id
Depression Care summary
Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Can PHQ-9 scores obtained outside of a face-to-face office visit be submitted?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 depression
Can the PHQ-2 be used for the MNCM Depression measure? What is the difference between the PHQ-2 and the PHQ-9?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 depression depression care measures
Can we submit a PHQ-9/PHQ-9M screening that was completed before the patient had an office visit or indexed?
Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 depression depression care measures phq9 phq-9 phq9m phq-9m pre-visit planning screening
Clarification about the eligible diagnosis and Index Event
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 diagnosis index event
Depression PRO tool
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2020 2020 reporting cycle a depression pro tools prom proms
If a patient completed multiple PHQ-9s during the measurement period, should all scores be submitted in the data file?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 depression phq9 pro tools
If there are multiple PHQ-9 scores submitted for an indexed patient that fall within that patient's 60 day measurement window for the 6-month or 12-month measures, which score is evaluated for numerator compliance?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 2020 2020 reporting cycle a depression phq9 pro tools screening
In some cases, a PHQ9/PHQ9M may have been done on a previously indexed patient but that visit may not have a qualifying depression code with it. Do I still report this score to MNCM?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 depression depression care measures phq9 phq9m
Is the PHQ-A an acceptable tool for the adolescent screening and depression measures?
Updated: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 depression phq-9m phq-a pro tools
Should patients with Alzheimer's or dementia and be included in the Depression measure?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 depression
Steps to pull list of previously indexed patients from portal (2023 Measurement Year)
Updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 depression index pull report from portal
What should I do if I come across a PHQ-9 score with a decimal point such as 2.5? Should I leave the score blank or enter the score as a 2?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 depression
Why is sampling not an option for the depression measure like it is for other measures?
Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 depression depression care measures sampling
Why was the PHQ-9 the selected tool for the Depression measure?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 depression phq-9 pro tools