The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a post discharge continuing care plan created. This measure is a part of a set of seven nationally implemented measures that address hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services (HBIPS-1: Admission Screening for Violence Risk, Substance Use, Psychological Trauma History and Patient Strengths completed, HBIPS-2: Physical Restraint, HBIPS-3: Seclusion, HBIPS-4: Multiple Antipsychotic Medications at Discharge, HBIPS-5: Multiple Antipsychotic Medications at Discharge with Appropriate Justification and HBIPS-7: Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted) that are used in The Joint Commission’s accreditation process. Note that this is a paired measure with HBIPS-7 (Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted).
Psychiatric inpatients for whom the post discharge continuing care plan is created and contains all of the following: reason for hospitalization, principal discharge diagnosis, discharge medications and next level of care recommendations.
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Psychiatric inpatient discharges
Exclusions
Exclusions
• Patients who expired • Patients with an unplanned departure resulting in discharge due to elopement • Patients or their guardians who refused aftercare • Patients or guardians who refused to sign authorization to release information • Patients with an unplanned departure resulting in discharge due to failing to return from leave • Patient´s residence is not in the USA, and they are returning to another country after discharge • Patients readmitted to the same facility within 5 days after discharge
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Behavioral Health Project
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
The Joint Commission
Steward POC email
jalban@jointcommission.org
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