ArticleCommunity mental health journal2016
Improving Quality of Emergency Care Through Integration of Mental Health.
Article in Community mental health journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Medical Care for Patients With Mental Health and/or Substance-Use Disorders: A Qualitative Investigation of Emergency Department Patient Experiences and Recommendations.Health services research · 2025Article
- Improving emergency department care for adults presenting with mental illness: a systematic review of strategies and their impact on outcomes, experience, and performance.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Housing Status as a Predictor for Outpatient Care Following an Emergency or Urgent Care Encounter with a Behavioral Health Diagnosis: A Multivariable Analysis.Community mental health journal · 2023Article
- Promoting Mental Health Equity: The Role of Integrated Care.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2017Article
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to better integrate emergency medical and psychiatric care at a large urban public hospital, identify impact on quality improvement metrics, and reduce healthcare cost. A psychiatric fast track service was implemented as a quality improvement initiative. Data on disposition from the emergency department from January 2011 to May 2012 for patients impacted by the pilot were analyzed. 4329 patients from January 2011 to August 2011 (pre-intervention) were compared with 4867 patients from September 2011 to May 2012 (intervention). There was a trend of decline on overall quality metrics of time to triage and time from disposition to discharge. The trend analysis of the psychiatric length of stay and use of restraints showed significant reductions. Integrated emergency care models are evidence-based approach to ensuring that patients with mental health needs receive proper and efficient treatment. Results suggest that this may also improve overall emergency department's throughput.
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