PROMIS Global Mental Health can be used to help fulfill requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient-Reported Outcome-based Performance Measure (THA/TKA PRO-PM) was adopted by CMS for use in quality reporting programs. Learn more about the THA/TKA PRO-PM from CMS>>
How PROMIS Can Help
The 4-item PROMIS Global Mental Health scale can help fulfill what is required to be measured before total hip or knee arthroplasty surgery.
Source: THA/TKA PRO-PM Resources: What Data Should I Collect? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). https://qualitynet.cms.gov/files/64394a0a9920e9001651ee7b?filename=THA_TKA-PRO-PM_WhatData_041423.pdf (Accessed February 26, 2024)
About PROMIS Global Mental Health
- Measures overall mental health.
- Comprised of 4 items (questions) from PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health (Global02, Global04, Global05, Global10r).
- Universal (generic), not specific to a given disease or health condition.
- Available in multiple languages.
- Review the PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Mental Health 4a measure in Search & View Measures.
How to Obtain PROMIS Global Mental Health
Assessment Center API
- The PROMIS Global Mental Health is included in the Assessment Center API.
- It is part of the PROMIS Scale/Battery v1.2 – Global Health Measure. It is named PROMIS Global Mental Health Items.
- It includes 4 items (questions) and produces a PROMIS Global Mental Health T-score.
- Option 1
- Administer the full 10-item PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health measure. It will produce two T-scores: PROMIS Global Mental Health and PROMIS Global Physical Health. CMS uses the PROMIS Global Mental Health item responses and T-score.
- Option 2
- Administer only the 4-item PROMIS Global Mental Health measure. It is not searchable; consequently, you will need to ask your support team or developer to make Form OID 68627F44-CA13-4183-8877-160782D7DB83 available. No customization is needed.
Other Digital Administration
- Integration of PROMIS Global Mental Health in an electronic or digital administration platform requires permission from HealthMeasures.
- The HealthMeasures team is dedicated to supporting the implementation of the THA/TKA PRO-PM by providing highly streamlined and simple access while maintaining the highest standards of measurement science. Contact help@HealthMeasures.net for permission for digital administration.
Epic PROMIS CAT Application
- The PROMIS Global Mental Health measure is part of the 10-item PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health measure. The PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health measure is included in the Epic PROMIS CAT Application.
- Option 1
- Administer the full 10-item PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health measure. It will produce two T-scores: PROMIS Global Mental Health and PROMIS Global Physical Health. CMS uses the PROMIS Global Mental Health item responses and T-score.
- Option 2
- Work with your organization’s MyChart analysts to create a new 4-item questionnaire record named PROMIS Global Mental Health.
- Add 4 items from PROMIS Scale v1.2 – Global Health to the new measure. These items are Global02, Global04, Global05, Global10r. In the Epic PROMIS CAT Application, the record names are:
- LQL 330000147 (PROMIS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ITEM GLOBAL02)
- LQL 330000148 (PROMIS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ITEM GLOBAL04)
- LQL 330000149 (PROMIS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ITEM GLOBAL05)
- LQL 330000150 (PROMIS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ITEM GLOBAL10R)
- Add the “scoring question.” This is called LQL 330000313 (PROMIS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ITEMS T-SCORE).
- Confirm with your MyChart analyst the measure produces a T-score. With the Epic PROMIS CAT Application, this should be automatic. PROMIS Global Mental Health T-scores range from about 20 to 70.
Paper Administration
- Using paper versions of the PROMIS Global Mental Health for the THA/TKA PRO-PM does not require permission.
Contact help@HealthMeasures.net for additional information.