Dementia: Screening for Depressive Symptoms
RETIRED REVIEW: This measure has been retired by the measure steward or is not relevant to internal medicine. This measure will not be re-reviewed by the PMC.
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia who were screened for depressive symptoms within a 12 month period
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2014
Do Not Support
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Individual Clinician
Measure Info
CMS 285
Reviewed by NQF but not endorsed
Measure Type
Process
Measure Steward
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
Clinical Topic Area
Dementia
Care Setting
Outpatient
Data Source
Claims
Electronic Health Records
Paper Medical Records
PQRS 285 [Reviewed by NQF but not endorsed]: “Screening for Depressive Symptoms” Although this practice may help clinicians in determining the appropriate management of patients with dementia, there is a lack of high-quality evidence examining the impact of screening for depressive symptoms on clinical outcomes or on the appropriate interval for clinical assessment.