Special Analysis

  • Do patients who know their rights have better outcomes?

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

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  • Is patient impulsivity on the rise? Anecdotal reports suggest yes, but what do data say?

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

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  • Understanding patient falls in psychiatric hospitals

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

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  • Are your patients more severe than other patients?

    This month, MHO estimates 3% to 21% of facilities have outcomes data showing they serve a more severe patient population.…

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  • Tracking the Step-Down Journey: Self-Reported Symptom Severity

    Step-down care helps sustain inpatient gains, but MHO data show transitions aren’t always linear, with longer transition gaps linked to…

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  • Provider Gender and Patient Outcomes: Exploring the Relationship

    While patients may have personal preferences for their healthcare providers, MHO’s data show provider gender has no meaningful impact on…

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  • Different Eyes, Different Perspectives: Variations in Children’s Symptom Severity by Informant

    Across the types of non-patient informants that can complete the CABA-I assessment, in general facility staff rate symptom severity lower…

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  • Involuntary Inpatients are Satisfied Inpatients

    While beliefs about involuntary patients negatively impacting patient satisfaction might be rooted in logic, data tell a different story and…

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  • Medications and Outcomes Data: A Powerful Combination

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

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  • The Full Moon Effect in Mental Health: Myth or Reality?

    Ancient lore suggests there’s just something different about behavioral health patients on a full moon night . MHO dares once…

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