Effectiveness of a Self-Administered Computerized Mental Health Screening Tool in the Emergency Department.

Objective: The authors sought to determine the effectiveness of a self-administered computerized mental health screening tool in a general acute care emergency department (ED).

Methods: Changes in patient care (diagnosis of a past-year psychiatric disorder, request for psychiatric consultation, psychiatric referral at discharge, or transfer to psychiatric facility) and patient ED return visits (3 months after discharge vs. 3 months before) were assessed among ED physicians (N=451) who received patients' computerized screening reports (N=207) and those who did not (N=244).

Caring for patients with dementia: how good is the quality of care? Results from three health systems.

Objectives: To describe the quality of dementia care within one U.S. metropolitan area and to investigate associations between variations in quality and patient, caregiver, and health system characteristics.

Effect of a dementia care management intervention on primary care provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of quality of care.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of a multicomponent dementia care management program on primary care provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of quality of dementia care.

Design: A clinic-level randomized, controlled trial of a comprehensive care management program for patients with dementia and their nonprofessional caregivers. The program included provider education and protocols for care managers to communicate with patients' medical providers.