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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;127(5):911–915. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001395
2007 Preimplementation: Decision to start universal perinatal depression screening
2008 PHQ-9 chosen as the universal screening tool
2009 Perinatal depression site champions chosen and meet locally and regionally. Local planning task forces created and meet to identify barriers to implementation, best practices for care, local resources, and useful collaborations
2010 Implementation begins: Clinician and staff education on PHQ-9 form, entry, use of depression diagnoses is ongoing. Clinical education begins, as well as the development of pocket cards for help with treatment and medication decision support. Medical centers start screening once; quarterly screening data report is created and distributed
2011 Medical centers expand to screening three times. Data created to measure average number of screens per pregnancy. Education of staff and clinicians continue.
2012 Full Implementation Development and use of data metrics and performance and registry reports for PMOOD. Education of staff and clinicians continue.
2013 Development and use of data reports for PMOOD-significantly improved and PMOOD-remission. Workflows are refined, collaborations are strengthened with behavioral health/psychiatry, clinician resources are refined and performance data is regularly distributed.
2014 Champions and Leadership work with low performing medical centers.