LOUISIANA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant ...

CHILD – GOALS TARGETS AND ACTION PLANS
Name of Performance Indicator: Continuity of Care / CY
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year FY 2008 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY 2010Actual FY 2011 Target
Performance
9.2 8.1 11.7 11.7
Indicator
Numerator 607 420 328 --
Denominator 66 52 28 --
Table Descriptors:
Goal: Children and youth with an emotional or behavioral disorder and their families served by OMH will
be provided with appropriate recovery/ resiliency-oriented mental health services.
Target: The average number of days between a consumer's discharge from a psychiatric hospital and a followup
visit to a community mental health clinic (CMHC) will be at the lowest level possible in order to
maintain continuity of care.
Population: Children and youth diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder
Criterion: 1: Comprehensive Community-Based Mental Health Service Systems
Indicator: The average number of days between a state psychiatric hospital discharge and a community mental
health clinic aftercare appointment
Measure: Days reported on OMH- Integrated Information System (OMH-IIS)
Average = Number of days until follow-up divided by number of discharges
Numerator = sum of days from discharge to CMHC admit
Denominator = Discharges with aftercare visit within 45 days
Time period (Lag fiscal year) - April 1- March 31
Sources of CMHC-OMHIIS (FY 2011), JPHSA, Patient Information Program (PIP)
Information:
Special Issues: This data now excludes data from all acute units. The numbers reported for 2008 have been adjusted
to provide for accurate comparisons. At discharge, patients are routinely given 3 weeks supply of
medications, so 21 days is the absolute limit for clients to be seen in the outpatient setting.
FY 2010 Actual = 328 / 28 = 11.7
Significance: One of the strongest predictors of community success after discharge from a state hospital is
continuity of care
Action Plan: Efforts to decrease the number of days between discharge and follow-up aftercare will continue to be
made, and should improve with the availability of more outpatient services. The Block Grant indicators
are monitored through the Committee on Programs and Services of the Louisiana Mental Health
Planning Council. The Planning Council Committee on Programs and Services is responsible for
monitoring and evaluation of the mental health system and for recommending service system
improvements to the Council.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 291
SECTION III: CHILD/YOUTH PLAN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, GOALS, TARGETS & ACTION PLANS