Co-located perinatal psychiatry clinic: impact of adding a psychologist on clinical quality improvement metrics.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To describe the impact of adding a psychologist (the intervention) to a co-located perinatal psychiatry clinic (PPC) in terms of effects on clinical quality improvement (QI) metrics. Methods: Six-month pre- and postintervention study design with measurement of QI metrics: number of unique patients treated; number of new and established visits; percent no-shows for new and established visits; and mean wait time to new visit. Results: Number of unique patients treated by the psychiatrist increased by 30%, from 90 preintervention to 118 postintervention (p?=?.06). Total number of visits completed by the psychiatrist increased by 20% from 174 preintervention to 208 postintervention. Mean wait time for new visits for a physician decreased from 20?days preintervention to 14?days postintervention, with a mean difference of 6.4?days (p?=?.0015). Percentage of no-shows for new visits increased slightly from 23% preintervention to 26% postintervention (p?=?.72). The percentage of no-shows for established visits decreased significantly from 22% preintervention to 10% postintervention (p?

SUBMITTER: Pawar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6119640 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature