As Goes NCQA 

Last month, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced changes to how follow-up after mental health-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations is measured in its Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set, known as HEDIS. The measure is one of the most important indications of the state of continuity of care in a health care delivery system. The changes—in both the team members who can facilitate continuity of care and the settings—reflect the growing dominance of integrated care models and hybrid care delivery for consumers with behavioral health conditions;(see;NCQA Changes HEDIS Measures . . .