Salome O. Chitavi PhD (is Research Scientist II, Department of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.), Jamie Patrianakos PhD (is Research Scientist I, Department of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement. The Joint Commission.), Scott C. Williams PsyD (is Director, Department of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission.), Stephen P. Schmaltz PhD, MPH, MS (is Senior Biostatistician, Department of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission.), Brian K. Ahmedani PhD, LMSW (is Director, Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, and Director of Research, Behavioral Health Services, Henry Ford Health, Detroit.), Kimberly Roaten PhD, ABPP (is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.), Edwin D. Boudreaux PhD (is Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.), Gregory K. Brown PhD (is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennyslvania. Please address correspondence to Salome Chitavi)
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Abstract
Background
The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for suicide prevention (NPSG.15.01.01) requires that accredited hospitals maintain policies/procedures for follow-up care at discharge for patients identified as at risk for suicide. The proportion of hospitals meeting these requirements through use of recommended discharge practices is unknown.
Methods
This cross-sectional observational study explored the prevalence of suicide prevention activities among Joint Commission–accredited hospitals. A questionnaire was sent to 1,148 accredited hospitals. The authors calculated the percentage of hospitals reporting implementation of four recommended discharge practices for suicide prevention.
Results
Of 1,148 hospitals, 346 (30.1%) responded. The majority (n = 212 [61.3%]) of hospitals had implemented formal safety planning, but few of those (n = 41 [19.3%]) included all key components of safety planning. Approximately a third of hospitals provided a warm handoff to outpatient care (n = 128 [37.0%)] or made follow-up contact with patients (n = 105 [30.3%]), and approximately a quarter (n = 97 [28.0%]) developed a plan for lethal means safety. Very few (n = 14 [4.0%]) hospitals met full criteria for implementing recommended suicide prevention activities at time of discharge.
Conclusion
The study revealed a significant gap in implementation of recommended practices related to prevention of suicide postdischarge. Additional research is needed to identify factors contributing to this implementation gap.
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