Newsletter Articles | March 31, 2000
North Colorado Medical Center Achieves Major Reduction In Inpatient Days
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
North Colorado Medical Center has achieved a 74% reduction in total inpatient days through its Behavioral Health Care Coordination (BHCC) project. The BHCC project was developed in 1997 to meet the unique needs of behavioral health patients who had the highest readmission rates and a pattern of not following doctors' advice. The project involved 25 of the highest utilizing patients ranging in age from 35 to 63 years old, whose primary diagnosis was chemical dependency, had a high rate . . .