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Depression Remission at Twelve Months

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Measure Information 2025 Performance Period
Title Depression Remission at Twelve Months
CMS eCQM ID CMS159v13
CBE ID* 0710e
MIPS Quality ID 370
Measure Steward MN Community Measurement
Description

The percentage of adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age and adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Outcome
Stratification

Ages 12 to 17 at the time of the index assessment

Ages 18 and older at the time of the index assessment

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

Adults:

Depression is a common and treatable mental disorder. During 2013-2016, 8.1% of American adults age 20 and over had depression in a given 2 week period. Women (10.4%) were almost twice as likely as men (5.5%) to have had depression. The prevalence of depression among adults...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

Adults:

Recommendations and algorithm notations supporting depression outcomes and duration of treatment according to Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Health Care Guideline (Trangle et al., 2016):

Recommendation: Clinicians should establish and maintain follow-up with patients....

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Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Definition

Denominator Identification Period:

The period in which eligible patients can have an index event. The denominator identification period occurs prior to the measurement period and is defined as 14 months to two months prior to the start of the measurement period. For patients with an index...

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Guidance

When an index assessment is conducted with PHQ-9M, the follow-up assessment can use either a PHQ-9M or PHQ-9.

This eCQM is a patient-based measure.

This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM.

Initial Population

Adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age and adult patients 18 years of age and older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial PHQ-9 or PHQ-9M score greater than nine during the index event. Patients may be assessed using PHQ-9 or PHQ-9M on the same date or up to...

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Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

- Patients who died any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

- Patients who received hospice or palliative care services between the start of the denominator period and the end of the measurement assessment period

- Patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder any time...

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Numerator

Adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age and adult patients 18 years of age and older who achieved remission at twelve months as demonstrated by the most recent twelve month (+/- 60 days) PHQ-9 or PHQ-9M score of less than five

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 06, 2025