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New
survey tracks Behavioral Health Treatment
Trends
Newswise — Behavioral healthcare systems are
playing a major role in responding to the
needs of the millions of Americans of all
ages who experience psychiatric and
substance use conditions each year,
according to the latest annual survey from
the National Association of Psychiatric
Health Systems (NAPHS).
The 2008 NAPHS Annual Survey provides two
distinct views of behavioral healthcare
delivery. One chapter provides a trend
analysis that looks at changes from year to
year in hospitals and residential treatment
centers reporting over a two-year period.
Another chapter provides national averages
to give a snapshot of members’ experiences
in the reporting year.
This chapter also presents selected data by
set-up-and-staffed bed categories to help
organizations compare their own experiences
to those of facilities of a similar size.
Trend analysis shows strong demand for
behavioral health services. Inpatient
hospital admissions, for example, increased
3.5% from 2006 to 2007 (to an average of
2,688) in facilities reporting in both
years. Hospital lengths of stay increased 1%
(from 9.6 days in 2006 to 9.7 days in 2007).
Trended residential treatment admissions in
the same time frame held steady between 2006
and 2007 (a average of 179 in 2006 and 178
in 2007).
The survey also demonstrates great diversity
of services, levels of care, and payer
sources for children, adolescents, adults,
and older adults experiencing mental and
substance use disorders.
In addition to hospital-level care, NAPHS-member
facilities provide residential care, partial
hospitalization, and outpatient care.
Payer sources include Medicaid, Medicare,
private insurance, state governments, and
others such as juvenile justice systems.
The report is $400—prepaid—from the National
Association of Psychiatric Health Systems,
701 13th Street, NW, Suite 950, Washington,
DC 20005-3903. MasterCard, Visa, and
American Express are accepted. Call
202/393-6700, ext. 106, for ordering
information or see
www.naphs.org.
NAPHS advocates for behavioral health and
represents provider systems that are
committed to the delivery of responsive,
accountable, and clinically effective
prevention, treatment, and care for
children, adolescents, adults, and older
adults with mental and substance use
disorders.
NAPHS members are behavioral healthcare
provider organizations that own or manage
more than 600 psychiatric hospitals, general
hospital psychiatric and addiction treatment
units and behavioral healthcare divisions,
residential treatment facilities, youth
services organizations, and extensive
outpatient networks. The association was
founded in 1933.
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