Industry Bulletins | June 13, 2018
National Quality Forum Endorses Four Behavioral Health & Addiction Disorder Safety Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently endorsed four measures in the Behavioral Health and Substance Use Fall 2017 project. A total of five new measures were evaluated against NQF’s endorsement criteria. In addition, NQF has endorsed one measure in the Patient Safety Fall 2017 project. One new measure was evaluated against NQF’s endorsement criteria. No maintenance measures were evaluated. The newly endorsed measures include:
- Continuity of care for Medicaid beneficiaries after detoxification from alcohol and/or drugs
- Follow-up care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries who are newly prescribed an antipsychotic medication
- Medication . . .