TY - JOUR
KW - Ambulatory Care Facilities/organization & administration/standards
KW - Benchmarking
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Louisiana
KW - Male
KW - Mass Screening/organization & administration/utilization
KW - Medical Records Systems, Computerized
KW - Mental Health Services/utilization
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Primary Health Care/standards
KW - Program Evaluation
KW - Referral and Consultation
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - United States
KW - United States Department of Veterans Affairs
AU - R. D. Kirkcaldy
AU - L. L. Tynes
A1 - 
AB - In 1998 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mandated annual depression screening at all VA primary care clinics. The VA Medical Center, New Orleans, implemented a four-item screening tool. The authors report on an evaluation of the screening program. Of 1,100 patients visiting the clinic during a one-month period, 1,068 (97 percent) were screened at that visit or at some point in the previous 12 months. Of the 70 patients who screened positive for depression, 50 (71 percent) were offered at least one treatment modality or psychiatric referral. The findings establish benchmarks for screening administration and for follow-through on positive screens. The authors describe features of the electronic medical record that contributed to the successful implementation of this best practice.
BT - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
CP - 12
CY - United States
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.57.12.1694
IS - 12
JF - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
N2 - In 1998 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mandated annual depression screening at all VA primary care clinics. The VA Medical Center, New Orleans, implemented a four-item screening tool. The authors report on an evaluation of the screening program. Of 1,100 patients visiting the clinic during a one-month period, 1,068 (97 percent) were screened at that visit or at some point in the previous 12 months. Of the 70 patients who screened positive for depression, 50 (71 percent) were offered at least one treatment modality or psychiatric referral. The findings establish benchmarks for screening administration and for follow-through on positive screens. The authors describe features of the electronic medical record that contributed to the successful implementation of this best practice.
PP - United States
PY - 2006
SN - 1075-2730; 1075-2730
SP - 1694
EP - 1696
EP - 
T1 - Depression screening in a VA primary care clinic
T2 - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
TI - Depression screening in a VA primary care clinic
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U2 - 17158481
U3 - 10.1176/appi.ps.57.12.1694
VL - 57
VO - 1075-2730; 1075-2730
Y1 - 2006
ER -