Medicaid Mental Health Follow-Up Rates After Hospitalization

2014-2021 data tracks outpatient follow-up rates for Medicaid members aged 6-64 after inpatient mental health stays. It contains percentages for follow-up visits within 7 and 30 days of discharge, organized by year, quarter, region, and age group. The dataset was published by data.ny.gov to monitor New York State's transition to managed behavioral healthcare.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in follow-up rates over time using the Year and Quarter columns.
• Compare performance across regions using the Region or Coverage Category and Grouping Description fields.
• Assess follow-up rates for specific age groups or inpatient types via the Age Inpatient Type column.
• Calculate annual performance using YTD Numerator, YTD Denominator, and YTD Rate columns.
• Evaluate specific metrics like 7-day or 30-day follow-up using the Metric Description and Metric ID fields.

Strengths

• Covers an 8-year period from 2014 to 2021.
• Includes multiple aggregation levels with Year, Quarter, Region, and Age group columns.
• Provides both quarterly and year-to-date (YTD) metrics for analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York State Medicaid population.
• Specific license terms and author attribution are unknown.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Developed by the New York State Office of Mental Health to monitor Medicaid behavioral health measures.

Time Range

2014-2021

Freshness

Data updated through 2021, with metadata last refreshed in November 2023.

Geography

New York State