Executive Briefings | March 21, 2023
Still Missing The Basics
Research suggests that follow-up care for consumers with mental illness is associated with fewer repeat emergency room (ER) visits, improved physical and mental function, and increased compliance with post-ER instructions such as medication adherence (see Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness). However, one basic performance problem—and source of continuing high health care and corrections system costs—is that follow-up after a behavioral health episode is not occurring. Data from 2019 shows . . .