title: Psychotherapeutic home intervention program: impact on Medicaid readmission rates.
abstract: Records of 52 Medicaid managed care psychiatric patients engaged in a home intervention program (HIP) were analyzed to determine (a) if home-based intervention reduced a participant's readmission rates to an inpatient behavioral health facility and (b) if a negative relationship existed between total HIP sessions and readmissions following the implementation of home-based services. A paired t test comparing admissions 6 months prior to HIP with admissions 6 months after HIP demonstrated an average decrease of readmissions by 2.5 (p < .0001), or 86%. These results supported the hypothesis that HIP reduces participants' readmission rates.
authors.affiliation: Argosy University, Chicago, USA. mjjohns92364@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flaxman
authors.forename: Madeleine Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Bockian
authors.forename: Mitch
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002648:Child; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006699:Home Care Services; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014481:United States