Home-based treatment,rates of ambulatory follow-up,and psychiatric rehospitalization in a medicaid managed care population |
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Authors: | Frederick Scott Caldwell Karen Rubio Doris McGartland |
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Institution: | (1) Magellan Behavioral Health, 15304 Nooning Tree Court, 63017 Chesterfield, MO;(2) Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling, Appalachian State University, USA;(3) Department of Research Methodology, St Louis University, USA |
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Abstract: | This study reports on the effect of home-based mental health treatment following psychiatric hospitalization on ambulatory follow-up rates and readmission rates in a Medicaid managed care population. Logistic regression models were used to predict the odds of ambulatory treatment after hospitalization and to predict rehospitalization. A consumer who received in-home treatment was 22 times more likely to follow-through with aftercare treatment of more than one visit than were those who did not receive in-home treatment. However, in-home treatment, age, gender, and previous hospitalization did not significantly predict the odds of rehospitalization. While home-based services did not reduce the incidence of rehospitalization, providing services within the home has the potential to increase attendance in aftercare services by Medicaid managed care recipients. |
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