Major depressive disorder

Work Group Co-chairs
Richard Hellman, MD, Co-chair
John M. Oldham, MD, Co-chair

Major depressive disorder (MDD) measures (PDF, 204KB) (approved Mar 2006; posted Jun 2008)

Measure specifications
The Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Consortium) provides specifications for obtaining the required data elements for its clinical performance measures based on the selected data source.  More detailed specification information (PDF, 14KB) for electronic medical records, paper medical records, and use of administrative data is available.

Specifications for electronic health records

• Algorithm for measures calculation (PDF, 252KB) [Version 3.0; 07/07 - Posted 01/31/08]
• Coding specifications (CPT® Category I, CPT® Category II, ICD-9, SNOMED CT®, LOINC®, NDC) (Excel, 1MB) [Version 3.0; 07/07 - Posted 01/31/08]

The files above are the initial release required for adoption of Consortium-developed measures within this measure set into electronic health record format.

Release notes will be provided with future updates and revisions.

Specifications for paper medical records and for use of administrative data will be provided at a later date.