Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness - 7 Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC) Consensus Core Set: Behavioral Health
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisations
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of emergency department (ED) visits for members 6 years of age and older with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm, who had a follow-up visit for mental illness within 7 days of the ED visit (8 total days).
Numerator
The percentage of ED visits for which the member received follow-up within 7 days of the ED visit (8 total days).
Denominator
Emergency department (ED) visits for members 6 years of age and older with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year.
Exclusions
Patients in hospice.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Reporting is specific to sub-program
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
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