Open AccessProvider-Level Effects on Psychiatric Inpatient Length of Stay for Youth With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
Author(s) -
Elizabeth J. Gifford,
E. Michael Foster
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318158aee7
Subject(s) - psychiatry , substance abuse , mental health , substance use , medicine , psychology
Previous research on inpatient care for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems indicates that patient-level factors predict length of stay (LOS) poorly. This analysis examines whether patient-level factors are poor predictors of LOS, because LOS is primarily determined by facilities rather patients.
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