Analytics in Action

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!

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.

Inspired by a recent CDC report, MHO explores trends in adolescent inpatient admissions.

Examining racial and ethnic disparities in seclusion and restraint restrictive interventions.

A dive into patients who are ineligible for MHO’s modified Statistically Meaningful Metric.

An investigation of satisfaction in the unique population of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Diving into child inpatients’ ability to complete satisfaction surveys in a meaningful way.

An exploration of current evidence and utility of outcomes data in helping to inform an ideal, cost-effective number of treatment sessions in the outpatient setting.

Allowing children under age 8 to rate their own problems would seem to give voice to their unique perspective on their own experiences. But can young children reliably report their own behavioral problems?

Facilities use clinical outcomes to track how their programs help patients and compare to similar programs. But does “our patients improved” always mean the same thing? In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO compares two methods of reporting program level patient progress.

When a PHP/IOP patient chooses to stop attending treatment prior to discharge, their facility does not have the opportunity to capture the patient’s change on outcomes tools. This lost opportunity impacts the facility’s outcomes compliance. This month, MHO’s Analytics in Action dives into the impacts of a commonly requested data…

Bullying is linked to negative outcomes like dropping out of school, fighting, drug use, and domestic abuse for both the perpetrator and victim. In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO explores bullying perceptions of young patient perpetrators and their informants.

Equity and disparities of healthcare continue to receive a lot of attention, behavioral health included. Tracking patient and quality outcomes is a common feature of clinical practice and provides an opportunity to better understand how different groups of patients do while in treatment. In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO…