Analytics in Action

While patients feeling informed is positively associated with clinical improvement, it’s the broader satisfaction experience that truly matters.

A review of impulsive disorder and ADHD diagnostic patterns and patient-self reported impulsivity severity highlight the importance of data-driven monitoring of behavioral trends.

This month, MHO tackles the who, when, and where of psychiatric inpatient falls – and why understanding these patterns is key to prevention.

This month, MHO estimates 3% to 21% of facilities have outcomes data showing they serve a more severe patient population. Are you one of them?

Step-down care helps sustain inpatient gains, but MHO data show transitions aren’t always linear, with longer transition gaps linked to a larger temporary increase in symptom severity.

While patients may have personal preferences for their healthcare providers, MHO’s data show provider gender has no meaningful impact on key behavioral health outcomes.

Across the types of non-patient informants that can complete the CABA-I assessment, in general facility staff rate symptom severity lower than parents or guardians at both admission and discharge. These differences underscore the importance of context when interpreting results.

While beliefs about involuntary patients negatively impacting patient satisfaction might be rooted in logic, data tell a different story and reveal informing patients of their rights is key for all.

When combined, medications and outcomes data provide powerful information to inform clinical decision making.

Ancient lore suggests there’s just something different about behavioral health patients on a full moon night . MHO dares once more to put the lore to the test using new metrics, and once again finds no evidence to support this spooky tale.

The youngest adults (ages 18-25) seeking inpatient care face distinctly different mental health challenges than that of adolescents or adults, and similar to adolescents they are less satisfied than adults with the care they receive. This narrow 8 year window of adulthood represents 1 in 5 adult inpatient admissions, however,…

On average, MHO’s data show individual psychiatrists are consistent in the improvement their patients achieve on patient reported outcomes. However, data also show individual psychiatrists can improve their patient outcomes.

Does bigger mean better, or do smaller facilities have happier patients? This month, an exploration into facility size and its relationship with patient satisfaction.

This month we explored whether psychiatrists who are overall rated higher by their patients have better patient self-reported outcomes.

MHO explores disparities in “wellness” at discharge as measured by discharge severity, and how long it takes to achieve it.

This month, we’re diving into patient comments using sentiment analysis. Let’s pay close attention to what our patients are telling us.

Exploring the gender divide in mental health symptom severity from admission to discharge.

We explored whether seasonal changes or holidays influence patient satisfaction, and the “likelihood to recommend the facility.” The findings suggest that neither seasons nor holidays consistently impact the patient experience.

Introducing Reflections, MHO’s new online platform designed to enhance the efficiency of data collection and the use of patient outcomes and satisfaction data within behavioral health facilities. Managing your data with Reflection can elevate your compliance rates to new heights!

An exploration of whether involuntary admissions differ from voluntary admissions in terms of symptom severity upon admission and patient outcomes at the end of treatment – offering insights on this ongoing debate in mental health care.

Inspired by the trauma-informed care approach, an examination of the prevalence and types of interpersonal traumas experienced by patients in MHO’s data.

Given the increasing rates of suicide in the U.S. and the role of suicidal ideation in the overall wellbeing and safety of behavioral health patients, MHO takes a deeper look at suicidal ideation in the MHO dataset.

When exploring avenues to improve patient clinical outcomes, one intriguing factor to consider is the extent of a psychiatrist’s influence on their patients’ outcomes. Do outcomes vary by psychiatrist, and do case mix factors explain the variance?

A dive into what MHO’s data show on factors associated with inpatient readmission following step-down, and how that compares to other research.