Using the Schizophrenia PORT guidelines, we developed a medical record abstract to determine the level of adherence in Medicaid beneficiaries whose care was managed and compared this to Medicaid beneficiaries whose care was not managed. The study enrolled 400 adults in Massachusetts who had been evaluated for admission by a psychiatric emergency screening team. Study enrollees who were admitted to inpatient treatment had their medical records reviewed. This presentation will discuss the abstracting process and preliminary findings.
Learning Objectives: To learn how medical records are abstracted so that the information can be used to test adherence to guidelines and to report preliminary findings from Massachusetts
Keywords: Quality of Care,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.