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- Daisy Ng-Mak and Krithika Rajagopalan.
- Global Health Outcomes Research, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Marlborough, MA, USA.
- Curr Med Res Opin. 2019 Jan 1; 35 (1): 87-95.
AbstractObjective: This descriptive study examined the quality of care received by individuals with serious mental illness observed in clinical care using established Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures for individuals with serious mental illness.Methods: Administrative claims (Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial) from a national health and well-being company were used to identify adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Performance rates for five HEDIS mental health quality measures were computed. Sub-group analyses examined each HEDIS measure by those who were medication adherent vs non-adherent, and by typical vs atypical antipsychotics.Results: Eighty-nine percent of the Medicaid population received a diabetes screening (vs 79% for national benchmark Medicaid rates), 81% (vs 69%) received monitoring for diabetes, 88% (vs 79%) received monitoring for cardiovascular disease, 63% (vs 60%) were adherent with antipsychotic medication, and 34% (vs 61%) had a follow-up visit with a mental health practitioner within 30 days of a discharge. The rates for individuals with Medicare coverage were similar or marginally higher than those reported for those with Medicaid coverage, while rates for the commercially insured population were lower than the other groups.Conclusions: Most (>65%) individuals with serious mental illness received the recommended screening and monitoring for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Barriers to and reasons for lack of follow-up should be investigated to guide future interventions to improve follow-up after hospitalization for individuals with serious mental illness.
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