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Measurement Leads to Improvement

February 17, 2017|Insights|

One of the main goals of measuring patient outcomes is to improve patient care by tracking and evaluating how patients do while in treatment. To this end the question arises, do patient outcomes improve over time once a program starts measuring them?

Nursing Hours & Patient Outcomes

May 26, 2016|Insights|

The relationship between nursing hours and patient outcomes: Does more staff mean better care? An ideal ratio of nurses to patients is important for inpatient psychiatric units to provide the best care to patients and best working environment for staff. Therefore target staffing ratios are developed for safe-staffing ratios given

Probing ECT

February 2, 2016|Insights|

Society is becoming more aware of mental health issues, fighting stigmas that mental illnesses and its treatments bring. ECT is a viable option for many patients. It is important to keep in mind that ECT is often patients’ last hope of relief from severe depression.

Satisfaction: Diagnoses & Severity

February 2, 2016|Insights|

Healthcare providers know the demands of treating patients with severe symptoms and the challenge of achieving recognition for providing high quality care for the most severe patients. Our goal is to provide all patients, regardless of acuity, with excellent care. Considering your patients and milieu, how do you ensure

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