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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
5125.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 1:30 PM

Abstract #121668

Development of evidence-based standards for depression for the National Business Coalition of Health

Eric N. Goplerud, PhD, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University, 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, 202-530-2302, goplerud@gwu.edu

Major employers and state and regional business health coalitions have joined in a nationwide approach to assess directly the quality of services to address unipolar depression in 90 health plans through eValue8, an initiative sponsored by the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH). NBCH, representing more than 7000 employer members nationwide employing 3-4 million people, oversees a uniform, annual assessment of the quality of care for a range of health concerns provided by health plans. The coalition recently introduced a new focus on the quality of depression screening and treatment by health plans. Through questionnaires and site visits, all of the health plans were asked to provide the same information about their use of clinical practice guidelines, screening instruments, and member education about depression. This presentation will examine the criteria used to develop quality guidance on depression for the NBCH, and the implications of this initiative for improving the responsiveness of employer-sponsored health care to individuals with Axis I disorders.

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA