Predictors of Return Visits Among Insured Emergency Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patients, 2005-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our goal was to describe the pattern and identify risk factors of early-return ED visits or inpatient admissions following an index mental health and substance abuse (MHSA)-related ED visit in the United States.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using Optum Labs Data Warehouse, a nationally representative database containing administrative claims data on privately insured and Medicare Advantage enrollees. Authors identified patients presenting to an ED with a primary diagnosis of MHSA between 2005 and 2013 who were discharged home. Study inclusion required continuous insurance enrollment for the 12 months preceding and the 31 days following the index ED visit. During the study period we included only the first ED visit for each patient.

Result

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5576625 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature