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

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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 IBM MarketScan® Research Databases.  

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Publications from our Study

• ​Receiving outpatient mental health services after discharge may be protective against readmission following medical hospitalizations 
• First large-scale study to demonstrate the elevated risk of hospital readmission among low-income, working-age adults diagnosed with schizophrenia

Tools You Can Use

• IBM MarketScan® Research Databases
• ​​Our Center's Large Data Set Compendium for Mental Health Research
• CMS Measures of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates
• AHRQ Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions