Showing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19
Childs AW, Bacon SM, Klingensmith K, Li L, Unger A, Wing AM, Fortunati F. Showing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2021, 27: 835-842. PMID: 33999738, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk individualsAppointment attendanceIntensive outpatient programNon-Hispanic white youthRace/ethnicityPsychiatric servicesTreatment programIntensive outpatient servicesOutpatient psychiatric settingsImpact of telehealthHigher clinical acuityChi-square testClinical treatment programsWarrants further investigationNon-Hispanic Black youthAdult patientsIOP groupInsurance typeOutpatient programOutpatient servicesClinical acuityPsychiatric settingsCommercial insuranceClinical programsTelehealth servicesRacial 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