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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersCOVID-19HumansInpatientsPandemicsPsychiatryRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2ConceptsInpatient psychiatry serviceU.S. academic medical centersSubstance use disordersAcademic medical centerCOVID-19 pandemicRetrospective cohortInpatient admissionsMedical CenterPsychiatry servicesPsychiatric patientsUse disordersInpatient psychiatryUtilization patternsModest decreasePatientsSignificant changesDiagnostic dataCorresponding monthsEarlier findingsUsing 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 ResearchConceptsBehavioral 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 populationCareCOVID vaccine use in inpatient psychiatry units—The need is here and now
Li L, Kulp W, Goldman ML, Sernyak M, Petrakis I, Runnels P. COVID vaccine use in inpatient psychiatry units—The need is here and now. General Hospital Psychiatry 2021, 71: 132-133. PMID: 33814221, PMCID: PMC8006511, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial 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 ResearchConceptsWhite 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
2018
Review of Use of Asynchronous Technologies Incorporated in Mental Health Care
Chan S, Li L, Torous J, Gratzer D, Yellowlees PM. Review of Use of Asynchronous Technologies Incorporated in Mental Health Care. Current Psychiatry Reports 2018, 20: 85. PMID: 30155593, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-018-0954-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research