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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 May 7;103:23–32. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.007

Table 1.

SUD Treatmen Quality of Care/Performance Indicators.

Quality/Performance Indicator Definition
Initiation/Engagement
 Initiation Index SUD service followed by a second service within 14 days
 Outpatient engagement Received 2+ additional services within 30 days after the index SUD episode
Retention:
 3 months 7+ SUD specialty visits or SUD-related inpatient/residential admission with a combined length of stay of 7+ days
 6 months 13+ SUD specialty visits or SUD-related inpatient/residential admission with a combined length of stay of 13+ days
 One year 25+ SUD specialty visits or SUD-related inpatient/residential admission with a combined length of stay of 25+ days