Shifts in inpatient psychiatry utilization patterns at a U.S. Academic Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kulp W, Mitchell TO, Pittman B, Li L. Shifts in inpatient psychiatry utilization patterns at a U.S. Academic Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Research 2021, 308: 114376. PMID: 34999295, PMCID: PMC8733685, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatry serviceU.S. academic medical centersSubstance use disordersAcademic medical centerCOVID-19 pandemicRetrospective cohortInpatient admissionsMedical CenterPsychiatry servicesPsychiatric patientsUse disordersInpatient psychiatryUtilization patternsModest decreasePatientsSignificant changesDiagnostic dataCorresponding monthsEarlier findingsEpidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients