Psychotherapeutic home intervention program: impact on Medicaid readmission rates.
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.
Johns
Mark J
MJ
Argosy University, Chicago, USA. mjjohns92364@hotmail.com
Flaxman
Judith
J
Gomez
Madeleine Y
MY
Bockian
Neil R
NR
Hall
Mitch
M
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