Impact of closure of mental health center: emergency department utilization and length of stay among patients with severe mental illness
| Autor: | Jasmine L. Hendricks, David R. Little, Issa Anthony Walker, Mark Edward Clasen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Mental Health Services
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Mental Disorders Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Emergency department Length of Stay Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Severity of Illness Index humanities Health Facility Closure Electronic health record Emergency medicine medicine Electronic Health Records Humans Medical emergency Closure (psychology) education business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 1548-6869 |
| Popis: | 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: | OpenAIRE |
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