BHO SUD Engagement in Care: 2010-2014
The Behavioral Health Organization (BHO) initiative oversees the transition to managed care for Medicaid recipients who receive mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services in New York State. The metrics emphasize improving rates of timely follow-up treatment post discharge, timely filling of appropriate medication prescriptions post discharge, and reducing rates of readmission.The BHO SUD Engagement in Care dataset is designed to assess the frequency with which individuals discharged from inpatient detoxification or chemical dependence inpatient rehabilitation engage in lower level substance use disorder treatment services within 14 and 30 days of discharge. Engagement is defined as receiving two or more such services within 14 days of discharge and three or more lower level services within 30 days of discharge.
The year 2015 saw the conclusion of the first phase of the Behavioral Health Organization initiative
(BHO). A new Behavioral Health Managed Care Transition phase II is underway. The data contained in
the BHO metrics span 2010 to 2014, using the 2010 calendar year for a baseline. Earlier in the program
(2011‐2012) the metrics were calculated quarterly and on a year‐to‐date basis, later in (2013‐2014),
New York State Office of Mental Health opted for semi‐annual and year‐to‐date aggregations.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | year | year | Number | 4 Digit year for which the metric is calculated |
| Row Created Date Time | row_created_date_time | row_created_date_time | Calendar date | Date and Time when data was generated (e.g. “12/19/2014 09:45:21”) |
| Description of Metric | description_of_metric | description_of_metric | Text | Short description of the BHO Performance Metric. For this SUD Engagement in Care dataset, there are two possible metrics: Percentage of SUD Detox or Rehabilitation Discharges Followed by Two or More Lower Level SUD Services within 14 Days of Discharge. Percentage of SUD Detox or Rehabilitation Discharges Followed by Three or More Lower Level SUD Services within 30 Days. More detailed descriptions of these metrics are provided in the “Data Description” for the “Numerator” and “Denominator” fields in the data dictionary attached to this dataset. |
| Indicator Domain Group | indicator_domain_group | indicator_domain_group | Text | This is the domain group that the BHO Performance Indicator belongs to. For this dataset, the domain group is “SUD Engagement in Care” |
| Age Group | age_group | age_group | Text | Standardized Age Groups; either “Adult” or “Children”. All SUD Engagement in Care metrics are reported for the “Adult” Age Group (defined as age 18 and up). |
| OMH Region | omh_region | omh_region | Text | Name of the OMH Region for which the Indicator is calculated |
| Numerator | numerator | numerator | Number | Value of the "top" of the "Rate" calculation for the Age Group, OMH Region, Performance Metric and Quarter that is being examined. For more detail, see the “Detailed Metric Descriptions” table in the data dictionary attached to this dataset. |
| Quarter | quarter | quarter | Text | Quarter for which the metric is calculated: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 or some combination of one or more quarters. |
| Year to Date Denominator | year_to_date_denominator | year_to_date_denominator | Number | Value of the bottom of the "Rate" calculation for the Age Group, OMH Region, Performance Metric and Year to Date being examined. |
| Year to Date Rate | year_to_date_rate | year_to_date_rate | Number | For the Performance Metric and the Quarter being examined, this is the rate of the metric as calculated by dividing the Year to Date Numerator by the Year to Date Denominator. |
| Metric ID | metric_id | metric_id | Number | Numeric Code that uniquely identifies the Metric |
| Year to Date Numerator | year_to_date_numerator | year_to_date_numerator | Number | Value of the "top" of the "Rate" calculation for the year to date as of the Quarter that is being examined. |
| Denominator | denominator | denominator | Number | Value of the "bottom" of the "Rate" calculation for the Age Group, OMH Region, Performance Metric and Quarter that is being examined. For more detail, see the “Detailed Metric Descriptions” table in the data dictionary attached to this dataset. |
| Rate | rate | rate | Number | For the Age Group, OMH Region, Performance Metric and Quarter being examined, this is the rate of the metric as calculated by dividing the Numerator by the Denominator. |