by Janalyn Pickup | Sep 1, 2021 | Horizon Health, James Holland, MHO
Seclusions are a rare though not insignificant occurrence on adult inpatient units. What do we know about impacted patients? Can we predict which patients are more susceptible? What can facilities do to reduce seclusions while upholding patient safety? In this month’s...
by Janalyn Pickup | Aug 2, 2021 | Horizon Health, MHO, Sarah Brown
In an ideal world, ALL inpatients would show improvement on clinical outcomes assessments. As it turns out, MOST do improve. In the July 2021 Analytics in Action, MHO begins to explore differences in the inpatient population for those patients who do not show...
by Janalyn Pickup | Jun 30, 2021 | Horizon Health, MHO, Rachel Nowlin
Stereotypes surrounding attitudes and behaviors of the general teen population run rampant. Left is right. Up is down. In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO takes a look at the mixed signals adolescent patients are sending about their behavioral health...
by Janalyn Pickup | Jun 18, 2021 | Horizon Health, MHO, Sarah Brown
Older Americans are sometimes viewed as a single group in terms of mental health, but does data support this? In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO investigates differences in “younger” and “older” older adults.
by eSkyCity | Aug 3, 2020 | Horizon Health, MHO, Rachel Nowlin
Self-efficacy is a key component of recovery and patients’ ability to tackle daily life. In this month’s Analytics in Action, MHO explores outcomes data for insights into how well behavioral health facilities are fostering a sense of self-efficacy and independence in...
by eSkyCity | Jul 2, 2020 | MHO, Sarah Brown
Picking the right clinical assessment outcomes tool to assist in treatment planning and monitoring program performance can be a challenge, especially when balancing the practical and ideal. Often in a push for efficiency, providers select a tool with a narrow...
by eSkyCity | Jun 15, 2020 | Jessica Kosine, MHO
The rate of tobacco use amongst psychiatric inpatients continues to be several multiples higher than the rate of the general population. This month, MHO dives into inpatient tobacco use rates, how those patients fare in treatment, and potential steps toward improving...
by eSkyCity | May 18, 2020 | Chief Development Officer, Rick Prall
Growing up as a boy in Staten Island, NY, my father was someone who loved to be in the outdoors, despite our city life existence. He was always planning family camping trips in the summer for my mother, sister, brother and I. What great memories I have of trips to...
by eSkyCity | May 1, 2020 | James Holland, MHO
With so much emphasis on drivers of patient satisfaction within a facility’s control, a common question MHO receives is whether patient characteristics are influencing satisfaction. This month, MHO examines the relationship between diagnosis and patient...
by eSkyCity | Apr 21, 2020 | Christy Kenitzer
These days Mental Health has taken on a whole other meaning as COVID-19 has changed the rhythm of our daily lives—Just. Like. That! With little preparation, life as we knew it was cancelled and substituted by a stay-at-home, shelter-in-place way of existence. Jobs...
