Percentage inpatient psychiatric facility hospitalisations for treatment of select mental health disorders that were followed by an outpatient mental health care encounter within 7 days and 30 days of discharge.

Discharges from a psychiatric facility that are followed by an outpatient mental health encounter within 7 days and 30 days.

Number of discharges paid under the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system during the measurement period for Medicare fee-for-service patients with a principal diagnosis of mental illness. Specifically: Discharged with a principal diagnosis of mental illness that would necessitate follow-up care with a mental health professional; Discharged alive to ensure they are eligible for follow-up care; Enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B during the month of the discharge date and at least one month after the discharge date to ensure data are available to capture the index admission and follow-up visits.; Six years of age or older on the date of discharge because follow-up with a mental health professional may not always be recommended for younger children.

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility discharges for patients: Admitted or transferred to acute and non-acute inpatient facilities within the 7-day/30 day follow-up period because admission or transfer to other institutions may prevent an outpatient follow-up visit from taking place; Discharged or transferred to other institutions, including direct transfer to a prison, within the 7-day/30 day follow-up period because those patients may not have the opportunity for an outpatient follow-up visit; Who died during the 7-day/30 day follow-up period because patients who expire may not have the opportunity for an outpatient follow-up visit; Who use hospice services or elect to use a hospice benefit any time during the measurement year, regardless of when the services began because patients in hospice may require different follow-up services.

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7 days and 30 days of follow-up.

Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims data.

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program (CMS and Providers) CMS Care Compare - Hospitals and Provider Compare (Publicly reported).

Benjenk I, Shields M, Chen J. Measures of Care Coordination at Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities and the Medicare 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rate. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 Oct 1;71(10):1031-1038. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900360. Epub 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32838680; PMCID: PMC7837251. data.cms.gov/provider-data/topics/hospitals/psychiatric-unit-services#follow-up-care data.cms.gov/provider-data/topics/hospitals/measures-and-current-data-collection-periods Reported on data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/dc76-gh7x

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