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Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness or Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence

CBE ID
2605
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

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.

Four rates are reported:
- The percentage of emergency department visits for mental health for which the patient received follow-up within 7 days of discharge.
- The percentage of emergency department visits for mental health for which the patient received follow-up within 30 days of discharge.
- The percentage of emergency department visits for alcohol or other drug dependence for which the patient received follow-up within 7 days of discharge.
- The percentage of emergency department visits for alcohol or other drug dependence for which the patient received follow-up within 30 days of discharge.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          The numerator for each denominator population consists of two rates:

          Mental Health
          - Rate 1: An outpatient visit, intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalization with any provider with a primary diagnosis of mental health within 7 days after emergency department discharge
          - Rate 2: An outpatient visit, intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalization with any provider with a primary diagnosis of mental health within 30 days after emergency department discharge

          Alcohol or Other Drug Dependence
          - Rate 1: An outpatient visit, intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalization with any provider with a primary diagnosis of alcohol or other drug dependence within 7 days after emergency department discharge
          - Rate 2: An outpatient visit, intensive outpatient encounter or partial hospitalization with any provider with a primary diagnosis of alcohol or other drug dependence within 30 days after emergency department discharge

        • 1.15 Denominator

          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.

        • Exclusions

          The following are exclusions from the denominator:

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

          These discharges are excluded from the measure because hospitalization or transfer may prevent an outpatient follow-up visit from taking place.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Behavioral Health Project 2013-2015
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
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