Evaluating the pediatric mental health care continuum at an American health system.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe trends in the pediatric mental health care continuum and identify potential gaps in care coordination.

Methods

We used electronic medical record data from October 2016 to September 2019 to characterize the prevalence of mental health issues in the pediatric population at a large American health system. This was a single institution case study. From the electronic medical record data, primary mental health discharge and readmission diagnoses were identified using International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM) codes. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health-specific diagnoses as defined by International Classification of Diseases classification, analysis of which was facilitated by the fact that only 176 mental he

SUBMITTER: Thariath J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288394 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature