Follow-Up After Hospitalisation for Mental Illness (FUH) -30 Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of discharges for members 6 years of age and older 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 30 days after discharge.
Numerator
A follow-up visit with a mental health provider within 30 days after discharge.
Denominator
Discharges from an acute inpatient setting with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm on the discharge claim during the first 11 months of the measurement year (i.e. January 1 to December 1) for members 6 years and older.
Exclusions
(1) Members who begin using hospice services anytime during the measurement year, (2) the initial discharge and the readmission/direct transfer discharge if the readmission/direct transfer discharge occurs after December 1 of the measurement year, (3) discharges followed by readmission or direct transfer to a non-acute facility within the 30-day follow-up period regardless of principal diagnosis, (4) discharges followed by readmission or direct transfer to an acute facility within the 30-day follow-up period if the principal diagnosis was not for mental health or intentional self-harm.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Reporting is specific to sub-program