2021
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 findings
2020
Rapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Childs AW, Unger A, Li L. Rapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 27: 1420-1424. PMID: 32687151, PMCID: PMC7454574, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric careHigh-risk psychiatric patientsHigh-risk individualsOutpatient psychiatric servicesProvider-patient interactionsAdolescent treatment programsCOVID-19Telehealth service deliveryGroup-based interventionPsychiatric interventionPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric patientsPhysical distancing guidelinesTreatment programTelehealth policyTelehealthInfectious spreadService deliveryCOVID-19 outbreakTelehealth infrastructureFeasibility testingCareInterventionDeliveryGroup support