The Schizophrenia Readmission Challenge

The average all-cause 30-day readmission rate in the U.S. is 14% (see Overview Of Clinical Conditions With Frequent And Costly Hospital Readmissions By Payer, 2018). The average 30-day readmission rate for schizophrenia is 22%, ranking seventh in the conditions with most frequent hospital readmissions. High rates of relapse and readmission have been documented to be bad for the long-term prognosis of consumers with schizophrenia (see Schizophrenia Relapse And Treatment Linked To Brain Loss and Consequences Of Relapse In Schizophrenia).

And for specialty provider organizations moving to performance-based reimbursement models, the mental health readmission rate . . .