CMS177v13: Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment

Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 16 years of age at the with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) with an assessment for suicide risk

Numerator

Patient visits with an assessment for suicide risk

Completed in one of the following ways: 

  • Text in Chart: The Plan or Assessment text box contains any of the following phrases:
    • Suicide risk assessed
    • Suicide screening
    • Suicide assessment
  • Imported Items: An imported item's name contains the name “Suicide assessment

Denominator

All patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 16 years at the start of the measurement period with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder

Patient must have a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder on their problem list

Note: This measure counts unique visits. If you are tracking this measure, make sure you are completing this on every patient visit.

Exclusions:

none