Organization and Outcomes of Integrated Inpatient Medical and Psychiatric Care Units: A Systematic Review

CONCLUSIONS: IMPUs may help shorten LOS. IMPUs should focus care on patients with complex conditions and high acuity to maximize health system value. Implementing compulsory admission facilities; qualified psychiatric, medical, and nursing staff involvement; and cross-disciplinary training may improve IMPUs' capacity to treat high-acuity patients. Future research should relate IMPU designs to intended outcomes.PMID:34407632 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.202000416

Source: Psychiatric Services - August 19, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maarten A van Schijndel Jeroen D H van Wijngaarden Joris J van de Klundert Source Type: research