The percentage of discharges from inpatient facilities for long-term services and supports (LTSS) organization members 18 years of age and older for whom a reassessment and care plan update occurred within 30 days of discharge.
The following rates are reported:
- Reassessment After Inpatient Discharge. The percentage of discharges from inpatient facilities resulting in an LTSS reassessment within 30 days of discharge.
- Reassessment and Care Plan Update After Inpatient Discharge. The percentage of discharges from inpatient facilities resulting in an LTSS reassessment and care plan update within 30 days of discharge.
Why It Matters
The 2016 Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Final Rule (CMS 2390-F) requires MLTSS programs to coordinate services between settings of care, including appropriate discharge planning for short term and long-term hospital and institutional stays [1].
Historical Results – National Averages
Performance results for this measure are currently unavailable.
References
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. May 6, 2016. “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered.” Federal Register 81, no. 88: 27497–901. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-09581
