Initiation of Substance Use Disorder Treatment (IET)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
New episodes, after which the individual initiated treatment through an inpatient SUD admission, outpatient visit, telehealth or intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalisation, or received medication within 14 days of diagnosis.
Numerator
The number of new episodes, after which the individual initiated treatment through an inpatient SUD admission, outpatient visit, telehealth or intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalisation, or received medication within 14 days of diagnosis.
Denominator
The number of new episodes of Substance Use Disorder
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Alcohol, Opioid and other
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
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.