The value of consultation-liaison interventions to the general hospital
Abstract
Changes in health care funding have greatly enhanced the value of consultation-liaison services to their parent hospitals. This paper reviews representative studies showing that consultation-liaison interventions improve patient care, enhance patients' satisfaction with treatment, and reduce polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, and subsequent hospitalizations. Reductions in costs of hospitalization realized by consultation-liaison interventions are also described, including average reductions in hospital stays of one to one and a half days, upgrades in diagnosis-related group (DRG) codes, and timely patient transfers to inpatient medical-psychiatric units or inpatient psychiatric facilities. These data suggest that consultation-liaison services will become increasingly important over the next few years.
Access content
To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access.- Personal login
- Institutional Login
- Sign in via OpenAthens
- Register for access
-
Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability.
Not a subscriber?
PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.
Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).
