Depression Quality Measures, Controlling for Age, Sex, and Comorbidity
| Measure | 1999% | 2000% | P Value | 2001% | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: 1999 is baseline comparison year for both 2000 and 2001. | |||||
| Effectiveness | |||||
| Acute treatment | 64.1 | 66.2 | .09 | 67.7 | .003 |
| Continuation treatment | 46.2 | 48.6 | .04 | 50.8 | .000 |
| Optimal clinician contact | 22.8 | 20.5 | .02 | 19.7 | .001 |
| Follow-up after mental health hospitalization | 65.9 | 58.2 | .09 | 50.3 | .001 |
| Optimal primary care contacts | 1.6 | 2.0 | .41 | 2.0 | .34 |
| No primary care follow-up | 33.0 | 20.3 | .001 | 15.4 | .001 |
| Mental health collaboration | 37.6 | 34.2 | .04 | 30.7 | .001 |
| Safety | |||||
| Emergency department visits | 25.6 | 25.8 | .77 | 27.3 | .13 |
| Emergency department visit or hospitalization for mental health | 6.5 | 6.2 | .34 | 6.3 | .34 |
| Timeliness | |||||
| Prompt follow-up on new medication | 42.2 | 40.6 | .16 | 40.1 | .04 |
| Prompt medication switch follow-up | 40.2 | 40.2 | .86 | 39.3 | .19 |
| Patient-centeredness | |||||
| Continuity of primary care visits | 67.3 | 72.7 | .000 | 74.0 | <.001 |
| Continuity of mental health primary care visits | 87.1 | 87.7 | .43 | 88.0 | .22 |