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
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.
Data 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