Depression Remission at Six Months

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 six months (+/- 60 days) after an index event date.

Date Reviewed: September 28, 2022
Do Not Support: Uncertain Validity
    Group/Practice

Measure Info

CBE 0711
Measure Type
Patient Reported Outcome
Measure Steward
Minnesota Community Measurement
Clinical Topic Area
Depression
Care Setting
Outpatient
Data Source
Electronic Health Records

The primary goal is to achieve remission or to get the patient to be predominately symptom-free when considering treatment options. The PHQ-9 score of five is evidence-based but the value of putting a patient on medication to achieve remission if their PHQ-9 is six is unclear. There are other standardized tools to measure major depressive disorder (MDD) that are evidence-based and could be used in addition to the PHQ-9. The collection burden for this performance measure is moderate and physician control is low.