CMS161v8 – Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
| Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment | CMS161v8 | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) with a suicide risk assessment completed during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified |
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| – DENOMINATOR: All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). – NUMERATOR: |
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| – APPLICATION WORKFLOW: For Denominator: All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) are included in the denominator of this measure. Following workflow can be used to document diagnosis of MDD: Patient > Provider Note > eSuperbill. The documentation of the first encounter takes place when one visit code gets attached with the patient’s eSuperbill/ charge.  For Numerator:Patients with a suicide risk assessment completed during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified are included in numerator. You may use following workflow to document risk assessment: Go to Patient > Clinical > Evaluations > Search Suicide risk assessment (or any appropriate assessment) > Select performed.
To learn more about how to add Evaluations, click here. |
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