Screening for depression - clinical assessment II.docx
CMS0002v13
[CQM-7265] CMS2V13 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan Created: 09/19/24 Updated: 01/21/25 Resolved: 09/27/24 |
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| Status: | Closed |
| Project: | eCQM Issue Tracker |
| Component/s: | None |
| Type: | EC eCQMs - Eligible Clinicians | Priority: | Moderate |
| Reporter: | Debra Barnhart | Assignee: | AIR EC eCQM Team |
| Resolution: | Answered | Votes: | 0 |
| Labels: | None | ||
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Screening for depression - clinical assessment II.docx
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| Contact Name: | Debra M Barnhart |
| Contact Email: | debra.barnhart@mercy.net |
| Contact Phone: | 4175767605 |
| Institution/Name: | Mercy Health ACO, LLC |
| Solution: | Thank you for your thoughtful feedback on the Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan measure used across CMS programs. Please note that specifications are aligned to the extent possible based on the data collection source, which is more stringent with electronic clinical quality measures. (In this case, clinician interpretation would not be a coded result). We will continue to explore how to improve alignment with the specifications during their respective update cycles. |
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| 2024 Performance Period EC eCQMs: |
CMS0002v13
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| Impact: | We have been a MSSP ACO beginning in 2005 with the Physician Group Practice Demonstration Project. We are seeking guidance on the change in the wording for the screening for depression and follow-up plan from the CMS Web Interface V8.0 collection type when compared to the Medicare CQM and eCQM collection types. We are concerned regarding the pushback we will receive from primary care clinicians if we require them to refer all patients with a positive score to another provider for additional evaluation or bring them back for another visit when in their clinical opinion the patient does not have a diagnosis of depression. |
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| Description |
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Please see the attached document. We have also submitted the question to the CMS Service Now team for guidance on the Medicare CQM measure. The attached document also includes sections related to the Medicare CQM measure. |
| Comments |
| Comment by AIR EC eCQM Team [ 01/13/25 ] |
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Thank you for the additional information. We are reviewing your comment and will respond as soon as possible |
| Comment by Debra Barnhart [ 01/10/25 ] |
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Our request is to have the specification updated since it is not clear if that is happening based on the original response from the EC eCQM Team. Please let me know if you need any additional information. |
| Comment by AIR EC eCQM Team [ 09/20/24 ] |
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We are able to access it, thank you. We will review your ticket and provide a response as soon as possible. |
| Comment by Debra Barnhart [ 09/19/24 ] |
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The document is now attached. Let me know if you aren't able to access it. |
| Comment by AIR EC eCQM Team [ 09/19/24 ] |
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Thank you for submitting your question. Could you please reattach the document you mentioned in your ticket? It’s not appearing on our end. |