Performance Measurement Initiatives
October 09, 2009

National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures- Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) Core Measure Set

Last Updated 10/2009

Background

UPDATE October 2009: The Joint Commission and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the NASMHPD Research Institute, Inc. (NRI) have finished work on a set of core performance measures for Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS). Pilot testing for the HBIPS measures has concluded, and the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) for the HBIPS project convened in February 2008 to recommend a final measure set.
 
 Work on specifications for the following measures has been completed:

  • Admission screening for violence risk, substance use,  psychological trauma history and patient strengths completed
  • Hours of physical restraint use
  • Hours of seclusion use
  • Patients discharged on multiple antipsychotic medications
  • Patients discharged on multiple antipsychotic medications with appropriate justification
  • Post discharge continuing care plan created
  • Post discharge continuing care plan transmitted to next level of care provider upon discharge

The Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Inpatient Quality Core Measures Version 2010A (October 2009) and the October 2009 Release Notes are now available on the Joint Commission website. The HBIPS measure set is available for selection beginning with October 1, 2008 discharges for free-standing psychiatric hospitals and acute-care hospitals with psychiatric units. The HBIPS measure set has been submitted to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for consideration and endorsement.  Additional information on ORYX requirements and reporting (posted May 30, 2008) is available. 

Updates to the measure set may be posted from time to time as they become available.  If you have any questions about this measure set, please submit your question online.

Specification Manuals for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.2 (June 2009)

             Release Notes 2.2 - June 2009

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.1b  (March 2009)

Release Notes 2.1b - March 2009

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.1a  (February 2009)

Release Notes 2.1a - February 2009

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.1 (November 2008)

Release Notes 2.1 - November 2008

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.0b (November 2008)

Release Notes 2.0b - November 2008

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.0a (July 2008)

Release Notes 2.0a - July 2008

Specification Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Core Measure Set Version 2.0 (June 2008)

Release Notes 2.0 - June 2008

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0f (February 2008)

             Release Notes 1.0f - February 2008 

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0e (September 2007)

Release Notes 1.0e - September 2007

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0d (Valid starting with January 1, 2007 discharges)

Release Notes 1.0d - June 2007

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0c (Valid starting with January 1, 2007 discharges)

Release Notes 1.0c - June 2007

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0b (Valid starting with January 1, 2007 discharges)

Release Notes 1.0b - February 2007

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures-Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Test Set Version 1.0a (Valid starting with January 1, 2007 discharges)

Release Notes 1.0a - January 2007

Specification Manual for National Quality Measures- Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services Version 1.0 (Valid starting with January 1, 2007 discharges)