The American College of Physicians voted on 8 #performance measures of major depressive disorder (#MDD) using a modified RAND/UCLA method.

The following methods were:
1. Preventative Care and Screening for Depression and Follow-up
2. Adult Major Depressive Disorder Suicide Risk Assessment
3. Depression Utilization of the PHQ-9 Tool
4. Antidepressant Medication Management
5. Depression Response at 6 Months—Progress Towards Remission
6. Depression Response at 12 Months—Progress Towards Remission
7. Depression Remission at 6 Months
8. Depression Remission at 12 Months

Performance measures were voted on based on the #quality indicators of importance, appropriate care, clinical evidence base, measure specifications, and feasibility or applicability. The American College of Physicians voted on the quality indicators for the performance measures for 3 levels of attribution: physician, group practice, and health plan level.

After the vote American College of Physicians found only 1 valid measure: suicide risk assessment.

In an interview with HCPLive, Vice President of the Performance Measurement Committee Rebecca Andrews, MD, MS, FACP, discussed the vote, challenges regarding developing performance measures, and ways #screenings can be improved.

Read more:
What review suggests about current performance measures:
https://www.hcplive.com/view/rebecca-...

Steps to Improve MDD performance measures: https://www.hcplive.com/view/rebecca-...

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