Results of behavioral health study released
Recently, Ascension Via Christi released to the public results of two studies designed to gather insight into regional behavioral health needs.
One of the studies, made possible
by a 2017 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, allowed Ascension Via Christi to study high utilizers of behavioral health services in Sedgwick County from 2015 to 2018.
To do this, Ascension Via Christi engaged Public Policy and Management Center researchers to analyze data from Ascension Via Christi, COMCARE and the Substance Abuse Center of Kansas in order to identify high utilizers, better understand the factors driving their utilization patterns and establish an estimated cost of their care in the current system.
Among the study's findings:
- $56 million of care was delivered between 2015-2018 to 516 patients.
- $17 million was funded by public assistance or uncompensated care.
- One in four patients received services at more than one of the organizations.
Click here for more information and to read the study.
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