The Schizophrenia Readmission Challenge
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
The average all-cause 30-day readmission rate in the U.S. is 14% (see Overview Of Clinical Conditions With Frequent And Costly Hospital Readmissions By Payer, 2018). The average 30-day readmission rate for schizophrenia is 22%, ranking seventh in the conditions with most frequent hospital readmissions. High rates of relapse and readmission have been documented to be bad for the long-term prognosis of consumers with schizophrenia (see Schizophrenia Relapse And Treatment Linked To Brain Loss and Consequences Of …
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