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ABSTRACT: Objective
This study examined whether communication between inpatient and outpatient mental health providers during patients' inpatient stays was associated with whether patients attended postdischarge appointments.Methods
Psychiatric inpatient medical records of 189 Medicaid recipients at two hospitals were reviewed to document whether inpatient staff had communicated with current or prior outpatient providers. Medicaid claims provided demographic, clinical, and outpatient attendance data. Associations between provider communications and follow-up care for patients who had or had not received outpatient mental health care within the 30 days prior to admission were evaluated.Results
Inpatient staff communicated with outpatient providers for 118 (62%) patients. For patients who had not received outpatient care within 30 days of admission, compared with those who had, communication was associated with increased odds of attending timely outpatient appointments (odds ratio=2.73, 95% confidence interval=1.09-6.84).Conclusions
Communication with outpatient providers may be especially important for patients who were not engaged in outpatient care prior to admission.
SUBMITTER: Smith TE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008713 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 20191008 1
<h4>Objective</h4>This study examined whether communication between inpatient and outpatient mental health providers during patients' inpatient stays was associated with whether patients attended postdischarge appointments.<h4>Methods</h4>Psychiatric inpatient medical records of 189 Medicaid recipients at two hospitals were reviewed to document whether inpatient staff had communicated with current or prior outpatient providers. Medicaid claims provided demographic, clinical, and outpatient atten ...[more]