Psychiatric News reports, “Regardless of a patient’s level of engagement in psychiatric care prior to being hospitalized, having an appointment scheduled when discharged from the hospital may increase the likelihood that the patient receives follow-up care,” results published in Psychiatric Services show. Researchers found that “the less patients were engaged in care prior to their admission, the less likely they were to have a follow-up appointment scheduled as part of their discharge plan. … However, regardless of the patients’ level of engagement, scheduling an outpatient appointment as part of the discharge plan was significantly associated with attending an initial outpatient psychiatric appointment within seven or 30 days after discharge.”
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— “Discharge Planning Improves Engagement With Psychiatric Care, Study Finds, Psychiatric News, June 24, 2021