Analytics in Action

Using data from more than 1.4 million psychiatric hospitalizations, we analyzed the key drivers of 30‑day readmissions, finding that prior hospital use, length of stay, and step‑down care meaningfully shape the likelihood of a return visit.

Delays in admission assessment submission matter—analysis shows submission delays predict lower odds of patient improvement and potentially signals facility operational gaps.

Polysubstance craving is common and clinically meaningful—our data show why addressing more than one substance from day one matters.

Gender matters in suicide risk: Our five-year analysis reveals differences by sex and gender identity, with adolescent females and gender-diverse patients facing the highest rates.

Discover the value of one simple question gauging your patients’ experience – and key drivers that could boost your Net Promoter Score.

Discover how MHO’s Reflections app empowers post-discharge recovery through real-time patient insights, helping providers to use post-discharge data to improve and personalize behavioral health care.

Reflection, MHO’s centralized platform has helped improve assessment completion rates, minimize invalid assessments, and provide easier access to real-time insights.

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.