The percentage of discharges for patients 18 years of age and older who had a visit to the emergency department with a primary diagnosis of mental health or alcohol or other drug dependence during the measurement year AND who had a follow-up visit with any provider with a corresponding primary diagnosis of mental health or alcohol or other drug dependence within 7- and 30-days of discharge.

An outpatient visit, intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalisation with any provider with a primary diagnosis of mental health OR alcohol or other drug dependence within 7- and 30- days after emergency department discharge.

Patients who were treated and discharged from an emergency department with a primary diagnosis of mental health or alcohol or other drug dependence on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year.

If the discharge is followed by readmission or direct transfer to an emergency department for a principal diagnosis of mental health or alcohol or other drug dependence within the 30-day follow-up period, count only the readmission discharge or the discharge from the emergency department to which the patient was transferred. Exclude discharges followed by admission or direct transfer to an acute or non-acute facility within the 30-day follow-up period, regardless of primary diagnosis for the admission.

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