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Tobacco Users are admitted to Inpatient Behavioral Health programs with higher severity and when released, though they have improved, still have a higher severity of mental health challenges at discharge.

Photo: englishblog.com Growing up as a boy in Staten Island, NY, my father was someone who loved to [...]

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 satisfaction.

These days Mental Health has taken on a whole other meaning as COVID-19 has changed the rhythm of our daily [...]

Participating in step-down outpatient care following an inpatient stay is important for maintaining gains made during the inpatient stay. This [...]

Credit: Michael Meier Find a penny pick it up, the rest the day you’ll have good luck. What [...]

Depression severity does not seem to be impacted by seasonality and instead varies by demographics. Outcomes data clearly show facilities [...]

Let’s be wise and let’s connect!  It will make all the difference in our physical and mental health and undoubtedly enrich our lives and the lives of those with which we are connected, helping us all to keep loneliness to a minimum.

It is generally accepted that a hospital’s case mix influences their outcomes, so what’s influencing case mix? In this month’s [...]