Impact of closure of mental health center: emergency department utilization and length of stay among patients with severe mental illness.

Autor: Little DR; Epic Care Clinical Information Physician, Verona, WI 53593, USA. dlittle@epic.com, Clasen ME, Hendricks JL, Walker IA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved [J Health Care Poor Underserved] 2011 May; Vol. 22 (2), pp. 469-72.
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0057
Abstrakt: This paper demonstrates the impact of closure of a local mental health center on patients who suffer from severe mental illness. The authors analyze electronic health record data to show that these patients not only use emergency department services more than the general medical population, but also experience an increased length of stay in the emergency department.
Databáze: MEDLINE