Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardised depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter.

Patients screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardised tool AND, if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter.

All patients aged 12 years and older at the beginning of the measurement period with at least one eligible encounter during the measurement period.

Denominator Exclusions: Not Eligible – A patient is not eligible if one or more of the following conditions are documented during the encounter during the measurement period: (1) Patient has an active diagnosis of depression prior to any encounter during the measurement period, (2) Patient has a diagnosed bipolar disorder prior to any encounter during the measurement period. Denominator Exceptions: Patients with a Documented Reason for not Screening for Depression: (1) Patient refuses to participate, (2) Patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardise the patient's health status, (3) Situations where the patient's functional capacity or motivation to improve may impact the accuracy of results of standardised depression assessment tools. For example: certain court appointed cases or cases of delirium.

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