BHO MH Continuity of 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 Continuity of Care dataset is designed to assess the frequency with which individuals receive outpatient mental health treatment for a mental health or substance use disorder within 7 or 30 days of discharge from a mental health inpatient hospitalization.
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.

行为健康组织（BHO）倡议负责监管纽约州接受心理健康（MH）和物质使用障碍（SUD）服务的中请人向管理式护理的过渡。该指标体系着重于提高出院后及时跟进治疗的比例、及时填充适当药物处方的比例，以及降低再入院率。BHO连续护理数据集旨在评估个体在从精神健康住院医院出院后7天或30天内，接受门诊心理健康治疗以治疗心理健康或物质使用障碍的频率。2015年，行为健康组织（BHO）的第一阶段工作圆满结束。目前，新的行为健康管理式护理过渡第二阶段正在实施中。BHO指标中的数据涵盖了2010年至2014年，以2010年为基线。在项目早期（2011-2012年），指标按季度和累计至当年进行计算，而在后期（2013-2014年），纽约州精神健康办公室选择了半年和累计至当年的汇总方式。