Quality ManagementCommercialMedicare AdvantageJune 4, 2024

Follow-up After Emergency Department Visit for Substance Use (FUA)

This HEDIS® measure evaluates the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits for members 13 years of age and older with a principal diagnosis of substance use disorder (SUD), or any diagnosis of drug overdose, who had a follow up visit for SUD during the measurement year. Two rates are reported:

  • The percentage of ED visits for which the member received follow-up within 30 days of the ED visit (31 total days)
  • The percentage of ED visits for which the member received follow-up within seven days of the ED visit (eight total days)

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HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc., dba HMO Nevada. Independent licensee(s) of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

MULTI-BCBS-CRCM-047536-23-CPN47272, MULTI-BCBS-CRCM-060882-24-SRS60745

ATTACHMENTS: Follow-up After Emergency Department Visit for Substance Use (FUA) (pdf - 3.13mb)