2014-2021 data tracks the percentage of Medicaid members aged 6-64 who received follow-up mental health care within 30 days after an inpatient discharge. The dataset, published by data.ny.gov, contains performance measures developed by the New York State Office of Mental Health to monitor the transition of behavioral health services into managed care.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in follow-up engagement rates over time using the Year, Quarter, and Rate columns.
- Compare performance across different demographic groups using the Grouping Description and Age Inpatient Type columns.
- Assess regional disparities in care continuity by examining the Region or Coverage Category column against the Rate or YTD Rate.
- Calculate year-to-date performance metrics for reporting using the YTD Numerator, YTD Denominator, and YTD Rate columns.
- Identify specific measures for program evaluation by filtering on the Metric ID and Metric Description columns.
Strengths
- 8-year time series from 2014 to 2021 providing longitudinal analysis.
- Contains 14 distinct columns for detailed breakdowns by region, age, and time.
Limitations
- Sample size and underlying patient record counts are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to New York State Medicaid populations.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov, likely from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).
- Collection Method
- Developed from Medicaid claims and administrative data to calculate performance measures.
- Time Range
- 2014-2021
- Freshness
- Data updated through 2021, with metadata last refreshed in November 2023.
- Geography
- New York State, USA.