BHO SUD Continuity of Care: 2010-2014

The Behavioral Health Organization (BHO) initiative overseesthe 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 Continuity of Care dataset is designed to assess the frequency with which individuals receive a lower level, less intensive, substance use disorder or Mental Health Follow-Up service within 14 or 30 days following a discharge from inpatient detoxification, chemical dependence inpatient rehabilitation, inpatient detoxification or chemical dependence inpatient rehabilitation.
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）的倡议负责监管纽约州接受心理健康（MH）和物质使用障碍（SUD）服务的医疗补助受助人过渡至管理式护理的过程。该指标体系着重于提升出院后及时后续治疗率、及时填充适宜药物处方率，以及降低再入院率。BHO SUD 持续护理数据集旨在评估个人在出院后 14 或 30 天内，接受较低级别、较轻强度的物质使用障碍或心理健康后续服务频率的情况，该服务包括住院脱瘾治疗、化学依赖住院康复、住院脱瘾或化学依赖住院康复。2015 年标志着行为健康组织（BHO）第一阶段工作的完成。新的行为健康管理式护理过渡第二阶段正在实施。BHO 指标数据涵盖 2010 至 2014 年，以 2010 年为基线。项目早期（2011-2012 年），指标按季度和当年累计计算，而在后期（2013-2014 年），纽约州心理健康办公室选择了半年和当年累计的汇总方式。