HealthLeaders Media June 30, 2022
By 2030, it is estimated that nearly 14 million Americans 56 years or older will have a mental health or substance use disorder – an increase of 57 percent from 2012.1
This growing number has pushed behavioral health to the forefront of hospital strategic priorities.
Discover three of the ways strategic joint-venture or contract management partnership can help streamline your hospital’s behavioral health offering to meet the needs of the aging patient population.
1. Length of Stay
When a patient is admitted to a hospital with both a physical and behavioral health illness, the likelihood of a prolonged length of stay (LOS) increases.2 To address this issue, proactive integration of behavioral healthcare is critical. Doing so can also help reduce...
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