An individual’s behavioral health care needs don’t end when they are discharged from an inpatient stay. Treatment along a continuum is likely needed. This treatment may include partial hospitalization, residential treatment, or ongoing outpatient therapy.
Research shows that getting outpatient mental health treatment within seven days of leaving a psychiatric hospital significantly reduces children’s and adolescents’ risk of suicide. However, nationally, only about half of psychiatric inpatients receive outpatient mental health care in the week after discharge; approximately two-thirds receive mental health care within 1 month.
For patients who have their inpatient psychiatric stay facilitated by the XFERALL platform, getting their clinical information back in the hands of their “home” provider is a critical aspect of the platform’s functionality so that there is no delay in getting the patient into appropriate outpatient treatment. On the XFERALL app, the patient’s clinical information is shared among their providers in real-time in a central location.
Through the XFERALL platform, more than 80 percent of patients have their clinical documentation received by and appointment scheduled with their outpatient behavioral health provider prior to discharge from the inpatient facility.
For patients whose inpatient psychiatric stay is not facilitated by XFERALL, clinicians still may use the platform to make the discharge planning process and follow-up care coordination much simpler. XFERALL eliminates the need for social workers and discharge planners to make multiple phone calls to try to find outpatient or other post-hospitalization treatment and schedule appointments. They can use the platform to make a single request to identify and coordinate all post-discharge care, ensuring the patient has appointments secured before discharge. XFERALL also ensures that all relevant clinical information, including medication history, is shared in a single, secure source over the app.
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