Follow-Up After Hospitalisation for Mental Illness: Age 18 and Older: 7 Day and 30 Day Follow up
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of discharges for which the beneficiary received follow-up within 7 days and 30 days of discharge
Numerator
Number in the denominator with a follow-up visit with a mental health practitioner within 7 days and 30 days after discharge. Do not include visits that occur on the date of discharge.
Denominator
Number of acute inpatient discharge with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year where the beneficiary was age 18 or older on the date of the visit
Exclusions
Discharges followed by readmission or direct transfer to a non-acute inpatient care setting within the 7 days/30-day follow-up period, regardless of principal diagnosis for the readmission.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
7 days and 30 days of follow-up
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Health plan data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Published on Medicaid website - Adult Health Care Quality Measures www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/performance-measurement/adult-and-child-health-care-quality-measures/adult-health-care-quality-measures/index.html#AnnualReporting
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/performance-measurement/adult-and-child-health-care-quality-measures/adult-health-care-quality-measures/index.html www.medicaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/2023-adult-core-set_0.pdf Reported on www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/performance-measurement/adult-and-child-health-care-quality-measures/adult-health-care-quality-measures/index.html#AnnualReporting