2014
Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Services for the General Hospital of the Future
Desan P, Zimbrean P, Lee H, Sledge W. Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Services for the General Hospital of the Future. 2014, 157-181. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0688-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric consultation serviceGeriatric consultationConsultation servicePsychiatric consultationGeriatric trauma patientsProactive psychiatric consultationGeneral medical hospitalAppropriate target populationElderly patientsUnit careDecrease lengthHip fractureSuch patientsTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsStandard consultationGeneral HospitalClinical pathwayInpatient consultationsMedical HospitalAppropriate careConsult requestsPatientsSignificant improvementMore consultations
2011
Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Services Reduce Length of Stay for Admissions to an Inpatient Medical Team
Desan PH, Zimbrean PC, Weinstein AJ, Bozzo JE, Sledge WH. Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Services Reduce Length of Stay for Admissions to an Inpatient Medical Team. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2011, 52: 513-520. PMID: 22054620, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHospitals, GeneralHumansInterprofessional RelationsLength of StayMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionPatient Care TeamPsychiatryPsychotherapeutic ProcessesReferral and ConsultationTime FactorsConceptsLength of stayIntervention periodHospital LOSIntervention sampleMedical teamMean LOSInternal medical unitSimilar control periodPsychiatric consultation serviceInpatient medical teamMental health needsMental health barriersFraction of casesHospital stayConsultation ratesSpecialist consultationEarly consultationReduces LengthGeneral HospitalHigh incidenceImmediate consultationPsychiatric reviewAdmissionMedical unitsHealth needsP01-399 - Behavioral intervention team: A multidisciplinary approach to co-morbidity in hospital level care
Sledge W, Zimbrean P, Desan P, Bozzo J. P01-399 - Behavioral intervention team: A multidisciplinary approach to co-morbidity in hospital level care. European Psychiatry 2011, 26: 402. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72110-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital-level careLength of stayLevel careCo-morbid mental illnessConsultation-liaison patientsDay readmission rateProlong hospital stayComparison of patientsConsultation-liaison settingDay readmissionHospital stayReadmission ratesInterdisciplinary careEarly recognitionGeneral HospitalPsychiatric illnessOutcome measuresPhysical illnessMedical unitsMultidisciplinary teamMedical careMental illnessPatientsStayHospital