Impact of closure of mental health center: Emergency department utilization and length of stay among patients with severe mental illness

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 469-472

  Little, David R ^a   Clasen, Mark Edward ^b   Hendricks, Jasmine L ^c   Walker, Issa Anthony ^c  

^a Epic Care Clinical Information Physician   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Length of stay; Mental health center; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80051635734     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0057     Document Type: Article

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