The percentage of discharges for members who were hospitalised for treatment of selected mental illness or intentional self-harm diagnoses and who had a follow-up visit with a mental health provider within 7 days and 30 days after discharge. Age stratification :65 years and older.

A follow-up visit with a mental health provider within 7 days and 30 days after discharge. Do not include visits that occur on the date of discharge. any of the following meet criteria for a follow-up visit: • An outpatient visit with a mental health provider. • An outpatient visit with a mental health provider. • An intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalisation • An intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalisation • A community mental health centre visit • Electroconvulsive therapy • A telehealth visit with a mental health provider. • An observation visit with a mental health provider. • Transitional care management services with a mental health provider. • A visit in a behavioural healthcare setting • A telephone visit with a mental health provider. • Psychiatric collaborative care management.

Patients 6 years of age and older who were discharged from an acute inpatient setting (including acute care psychiatric facilities) with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement period.

Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period, Clinician documented reason patient was not able to complete 30 day follow-up from acute inpatient setting discharge (e.g., patient death prior to follow-up visit, patient non-compliant for visit follow-up).

None

Report three age stratifications and a total rate: • 6–17 years. • 18–64 years. • 65 years and older. • Total.

Claims Data.

Reported on National Committee for Quality Assurance website (not publicly available) www.ncqa.org/hedis/health-plan-ratings/

Reported on www.ncqa.org/hedis/health-plan-ratings/

www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/qualityinitiativesgeninfo/aca-mqi/quality-rating-system/about-the-qrs 2023 Quality Rating System Measure Technical Specifications page 137 www.cms.gov/files/document/2023-qrs-measure-technical-specifications.pdf cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView?variantId=568&sectionNumber=1