CMS177v8 – Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
| Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment | CMS177v8 | Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with an assessment for suicide risk |
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| – DENOMINATOR
All patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. – NUMERATOR Patient visits with an assessment for suicide risk. |
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| – APPLICATION WORKFLOW
For Denominator: All patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder are included in the denominator of this measure. To record diagnosis, go to Patient > Provider Note > Diagnosis. Visits codes are added through eSuperbills or charges. Following workflow can be used to document diagnosis of major depressive disorder: 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: Patient visits with an assessment for suicide risk are included in the 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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