2022
An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital
Li L, Kulp W, Krieg H, Aptaker D, Klink B, Knox D, Pincus HA. An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 205-213. PMID: 35193810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospitals, PsychiatricHumansPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQuality ImprovementConceptsQuality improvement projectReadmission ratesPsychiatric hospitalCompliance rateCause readmission rateDecrease hospital readmissionsClinical decision support toolAcademic psychiatric hospitalAdverse patient outcomesImprovement projectClinical diagnosis dataHospital readmissionPreintervention periodCare measuresPatient outcomesCDS toolProvider complianceReadmissionCDS toolsHospitalOutcome metricsPrimary measureYear 2Year 3Diagnosis data
2021
Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond
Li L, Childs AW. Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 245-253. PMID: 34398574, PMCID: PMC8318385, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgedCOVID-19HumansMental Health ServicesPatient SafetyPsychiatryQuality ImprovementSARS-CoV-2TelemedicineConceptsBehavioral health servicesHealth servicesSpecial populationsPsychiatric care needsMental health needsCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSustainability of telehealthCritical mental health needsCare needsHealth care landscapeHealth needsTelehealth servicesQuality improvement modelHealth care organizationsTelehealthCare organizationsCOVID-19Care landscapePopulationPandemicYouth populationCareRacial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity
Cerdeña I, Holloway T, Cerdeña JP, Wing A, Wasser T, Fortunati F, Rohrbaugh R, Li L. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 13-22. PMID: 33495966, PMCID: PMC9942699, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01397-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanEthnicityHealth EquityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPsychiatryQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsWhite patientsRace/ethnicityPrescriber profilesLatinx patientsEthnic differencesUnique patient encountersPrescription of antipsychoticsElectronic medical recordsAntidepressant prescriptionsAntipsychotic prescribingAntidepressant prescribingHigher diagnosisPrimary diagnosisMedical recordsDepression diagnosisMedication ordersClinical careLower oddsPatientsPsychotic disordersPatient encountersHealth disparitiesPrescribingConclusionsOur findingsEducation intervention
2020
Nationally Advancing Quality Improvement in Restraint and Seclusion Measures
Li L, Mathis WS. Nationally Advancing Quality Improvement in Restraint and Seclusion Measures. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1322-1323. PMID: 33256532, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChallenges and Priorities in Responding to COVID-19 in Inpatient Psychiatry
Li L. Challenges and Priorities in Responding to COVID-19 in Inpatient Psychiatry. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 624-626. PMID: 32321388, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research