Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Mental Health
Defining Attributes
Definition
Emergency department (ED) visits for adults and children 6 years of age and older with a diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm and who received a follow-up visit for mental illness within 7 and 30 days.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By time from ED visit (7 or 30 days) and organisation (commercial HMO, commercial PPO, Medicaid HMO, Medicare HMO, Medicare PPO).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Data are submitted at will by approved organisations to NCQA for aggregation and annual reporting.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
HEDIS measures are reported on by the NCQA in a variety of specialised annual reports, but may also be utilised and reported on by other organisations with permission from NCQA.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025