Use of Anxiety Severity Measure
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of adult patients (18 years and older) with an anxiety disorder diagnosis (e.g., generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or panic disorder) who have completed a standardised tool (e.g., GAD-7, BAI) during measurement period
Numerator
Adult patients (18 years of age or older) included in the denominator who have at least one standardised tool administered and completed during a four-month measurement period. If positive (e.g., a score equal to or greater than 8 on the GAD-7), this suggests a probable anxiety diagnosis which requires documentation of an appropriate follow-up plan such as further evaluation, referral to treatment or initiation of treatment.
Denominator
Patients aged 18 years or older on date of encounter AND Diagnosis of anxiety disorder (generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or panic disorder) AND CPT
Exclusions
Patients who die OR Are enrolled in hospice OR Are unable to complete an anxiety measure due to cognitive deficit, visual deficit, motor deficit, language barrier, or low reading level, AND a suitable recorder (e.g., advocate) is not available
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
MBHR Mental and Behavioural Health Registry in Collaboration with Healthmonix