The return on investment of postdischarge follow-up calls for suicidal ideation or deliberate self-harm

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1012-1019

  Richardson, John S ^a,b   Mark, Tami L ^a   McKeon, Richard ^c  

^a Division of Behavioral Health and Quality Research Truven Health Analytics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PATIENT HARM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETURN ON INVESTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PATIENT CARE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938746834     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300196     Document Type: Article

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