Analysis of Costs and Service Utilization Following Discharge from Medical Hospitalization among Adults with Mental Illnesses

Study Overview 

This evaluation of current hospital discharge practices examines the differences in discharge outcomes between adults with and without co-occurring serious mental illnesses and chronic medical conditions using Truven Health Analytics MarketScan® Databases. This knowledge will be applied in a second study to design an intervention to enhance access to post-discharge outpatient primary care and improve patient outcomes in the transition from the hospital to the community.