NHSPI_measure_metadata: 89

Data provided by Big Local News. Data from the National Health Security Preparedness Index. The overall index is useful for examining a state’s readiness in dealing with any number of issues. There also are specific metrics that directly relate to states’ abilities to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, we have pulled out and processed key metrics -- from preparedness for surge testing to evaluating how many people in each state have access to paid time off. Our goal is to make it easier for journalists to access and analyze for their reporting. For more information, please start with the NHSPI_READ_ME file. Questions? Contact biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	obsid	index	item_code	domain_code	domain_name	domain_description	subdomain_code	subdomain_name	subdomain_description	subdomain_long_desc	measure_name	measure_description	measure_rationale	data_source	verbose_data_source	data_dates	limitations
89	190.0	Index	4.4.4	4.0	HD	Healthcare Delivery	13.0	MBH	Mental & Behavioral Healthcare	Mental and behavioral healthcare is the provision and facilitation of access to medical and mental/behavioral health services including: medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, stress management, and medication with the intent to restore and improve the resilience and sustainability of health, mental and behavioral health, and social services networks. It includes access to information regarding available mass care services for at-risk individuals and the entire affected population.	M316	Percent of hospitals in the state providing psychiatric emergency services	This measure indicates psychiatric services that are owned or provided by a hospital or by a hospital's health system (i.e., don't require a contractual agreement). In times of disaster, psychiatric emergencies may occur and their prompt and efficacious treatment is important to a comprehensive behavioral health response. These emergency services may be treated in a number of settings, including hospitals. All hospitals are engaged in some level of disaster planning. If a hospital self-identifies as providing emergency psychiatric services, it is more likely that these services are coordinated/integrated with other disaster preparedness and response behavioral health efforts.	AHA	American Hospital Association (AHA), Annual Survey of Hospitals	2012—2017	The measure source data does not have a standard definition of emergency psychiatric services, and survey respondents may have different interpretations for positive responses. All hospital emergency medical services include emergency psychiatric services, but fewer hospitals have more complete, specialty-staffed, comprehensive psychiatric emergency services. Negative responses may indicate the absence of any emergency psychiatric services, or the absence of a separate, identifiable, comprehensive service. The measure does not evaluate the extent of service integration with other disaster preparedness and response efforts by the hospital or emergency psychiatric service, or the disaster-related services provided such as mobile crisis response capacity and telephone-based crisis services.