Encourage Follow-up Care after Hospital Visits for Mental Health
AI Summary
Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas is encouraging providers to schedule mental health follow-up appointments within 7 days of hospital discharge or ED visits to improve patient outcomes and meet HEDIS quality measures. This is guidance for improving care coordination, not a billing requirement change.
Action Required
Immediately: Care coordinators and scheduling staff should prioritize scheduling mental health follow-up appointments within 7 days of hospital discharge or ED visits. Ensure follow-up visits use mental health diagnosis codes consistent with the original admission. Coordinate between behavioral health and primary care providers by sharing progress notes that include mental health diagnoses.
Plan Types
All Plans
States
TX
Specialties
psychiatry, emergency-medicine, hospitalist, family-medicine, internal-medicine