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Version 2010B1
**NQF-ENDORSED VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR HOSPITAL CARE**Measure Information Form
Measure Set: Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS)
Set Measure ID: HBIPS-7
| Set Measure ID |
Performance Measure Name |
| HBIPS-7a |
Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted- Overall Rate |
| HBIPS-7b |
Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted - Children (1 through 12 years) |
| HBIPS-7c |
Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted - Adolescent (13 through 17 years) |
| HBIPS-7d |
Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted - Adult (18 through 64 years) |
| HBIPS-7e |
Post Discharge Continuing Care Plan Transmitted - Older Adult (≥65 years) |
Performance Measure Name: Post discharge continuing care plan transmitted to next level of care provider upon discharge
Description: Patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a continuing care plan provided to the next level of care clinician or entity
Rationale: Patients may not be able to fully report to their next level of care health-care provider their course of hospitalization or discharge treatment recommendations. The aftercare instructions given the patient may not be available to the next level of care provider at the patient’s initial intake or follow-up appointment. In order to provide optimum care, next level of care providers need to know details of precipitating events immediately preceding hospital admission, the patient’s treatment course during hospitalization including rationale and target symptoms for medications changed, discharge medications and next level of care recommendations (American Association of Community Psychiatrists [AACP], 2001).
Type of Measure: Process
Improvement Noted As: Increase in the rate
Numerator Statement: Psychiatric inpatients for whom the post discharge continuing care plan was transmitted to the next level of care
Included Populations: Not applicable
Excluded Populations: None
Data Elements:
Denominator Statement: Psychiatric inpatient discharges
Included Populations:
- Patients referred for next level of care with ICD-9-CM Principal or Other Diagnosis Codes for Mental Disorders as defined in Appendix A, Table 10.1
Excluded Populations:
- 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
Data Elements:
Continuous Variable Statement:
Included Populations:
Excluded Populations:
Data Elements:
Risk Adjustment: No.
Data Collection Approach: Retrospective data sources for required data elements include administrative/billing data and medical records.
Data Accuracy: Hospitals may wish to implement periodic audits to monitor and ensure data accuracy.
Measure Analysis Suggestions: The data elements for each of the four discharge elements provide an opportunity to assess each component individually. However, completion of all four discharge categories is required for this measure.
Sampling: Yes. For additional information see the Sampling Section.
Data Reported As: Aggregate rate generated from count data reported as a proportion.
Selected References:
- Adair, C.E., McDougall, G.M., Mitton, C.R. et al (2005). Continuity of care and health outcomes among persons with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 56(9), 1061-1069.
- American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc; 1995. 28 p. [58 references]
- American Association of Community Psychiatrists Continuity of Care Guidelines (2001) http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/55/11/1271
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