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Alcohol Screening and Follow-up for People with Serious Mental Illness

CBE ID
2599
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

The percentage of patients 18 years and older with a serious mental illness, who were screened for unhealthy alcohol use and received brief counseling or other follow-up care if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user.

Note: The proposed health plan measure is adapted from an existing provider-level measure for the general population (NQF #2152: Preventive Care & Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling). It was originally endorsed in 2014 and is currently stewarded by the American Medical Association (AMA-PCPI).

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.14 Numerator

      Patients 18 years and older who are screened for unhealthy alcohol use during the last 3 months of the year prior to the measurement year through the first 9 months of the measurement year and received two events of counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user.

      1.15 Denominator

      All patients 18 years of age or older as of December 31 of the measurement year with at least one inpatient visit or two outpatient visits for schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder, or at least one inpatient visit for major depression during the measurement year.

      Exclusions

      Active diagnosis of alcohol abuse or dependence during the first nine months of the year prior to the measurement year (see Alcohol Disorders Value Set).

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Behavioral Health and Substance Use Spring Cycle 2020
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      National Committee for Quality Assurance
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      © 2014 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
      1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 1000
      Washington, DC 20005

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