Key result
Facilities in the top tercile for 7-day mental health follow-up after discharge had significantly lower 30-day all-cause readmission rates compared to the bottom tercile (coefficient=-0.58, p<0.01).
Why the study?
The study explored the association between facility-level 30-day risk-adjusted all-cause readmission after psychiatric hospitalization and care coordination process measures in the Medicare IPFQR program.
Is high performance on care coordination process measures associated with lower 30-day all-cause readmission rates at inpatient psychiatric facilities?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,343)
Yes
Is high performance on care coordination process measures associated with lower 30-day all-cause readmission rates at inpatient psychiatric facilities?
Effect estimate: coefficient -0.58
p-value: p=<0.01
Performance on care coordination process measures has only a minimal association with 30-day all-cause readmission rates at inpatient psychiatric facilities.
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Follow-up coordination was associated with lower psychiatric readmissions; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes in observational data.
Benjenk et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Psychiatric hospitalization (n=1,343). Top tercile performance on 7-day mental health follow-up after discharge vs. Bottom tercile performance was evaluated on Facility-level 30-day risk-adjusted all-cause readmission (READM-30-IPF) (coefficient -0.58, p=<0.01). Facilities in the top tercile for 7-day mental health follow-up after discharge had significantly lower 30-day all-cause readmission rates compared to the bottom tercile (coefficient=-0.58, p<0.01).
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