Description
Individuals with serious mental illness transitioning from inpatient to community-based care are at high risk for adverse outcomes including relapse and readmission, homelessness, violent behavior, criminal justice involvement, and suicide. These risks are especially concerning given that 40-60% of patients fail to receive outpatient psychiatric treatment within 30 days of hospital discharge. Many hospital and service system initiatives now identify care transitions and readmissions as key quality outcomes. This presentation reviews the impact of routine discharge planning practices (timely scheduling of appointments, communication between inpatient and outpatient teams) as well as more intensive care management approaches on care transition and readmission outcomes. We also review strategies for implementing intensive care management services including critical time intervention, peer supports, health homes, and team-based community support programs.
Format
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on June 4, 2020.
Learning Objectives
Summarize rates of failed care transitions, readmissions, and other adverse outcomes in the period immediately following discharge from hospital psychiatric inpatient care for individuals with serious mental illness;
Describe the prevalence and impact on transitions from inpatient to community-based care of routine discharge planning activities including communication between inpatient and outpatient teams, timely scheduling of aftercare appointments, and forwarding treatment summaries to aftercare providers
Identify approaches to intensive care management interventions that support care transitions and decrease readmission rates.
Outline
- Risks after psychiatric discharge
- Standard discharge planning
- Effectiveness of routine planning
- Intensive care transition model
- Models for SMI care transitions
Target Audience
Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-Psychiatric), Physician Assistant, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Psychologist, Counselor, Peer Support/Peer Specialist
Instructional Level
Advanced
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hours
Program Start Date: July 30, 2025
Program End Date: June 30,2028
Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board
After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through the webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.
How to Earn Credit
After completing the evaluation, participants will have the opportunity to claim their hours of participation and download the appropriate certificate. Physicians may obtain an official CME certificate, other healthcare professionals may receive a CE certificate (as applicable), and all other attendees may generate a certificate of participation. Each certificate will reflect the event date and total hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, American Psychiatric Association (APA) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
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Faculty and Planner Disclosures
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Faculty
- Thomas Smith, MD, is is Chief Medical Officer, New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH); Co-Director, NYS OMH Center for Behavioral Health Integrated Performance Measurement, and Special Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. He oversees clinical and quality aspects of the New York State public mental health system with a focus on improving access to prevention, recovery and rehabilitation services for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). Dr. Smith reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Program Planners
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Amy N. Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Tristan Gorrindo, MD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Reviewers
- John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. (Reviewed on 6/4/2023)
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 6/6/2023)
- Amy N. Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 6/5/2023)
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