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SUBMITTER: Humensky JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481167 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 20170215 6
<h4>Objective</h4>A class action lawsuit in New York (Koskinas v. Cuomo) established the right of psychiatric inpatients to receive discharge planning, including arranging outpatient treatment. The attendance rate of the initial outpatient appointment after discharge from inpatient treatment in one city hospital was examined to determine whether rates varied by inpatient unit type.<h4>Methods</h4>The authors performed retrospective chart review of 1,884 discharges to outpatient care. Multivariat ...[more]