PMC partners with hospitals and health systems to provide a stable approach to managing and evaluating inpatient behavioral health units. Our comprehensive services enhance clinical efficiency, reduce readmissions, eliminate census caps, ensure compliance, and improve patient outcomes.
How PMC helps inpatient behavioral health units
- Improve Clinical Outcomes
- Increase Referrals & Average Daily Census
- Access Psychiatric Providers
- Strengthen Community Relationships
- Enhance ED Throughput
- Increase Revenue & Reimbursement
- Reduce Barriers to Admission
- Develop Policies and Procedures
- Develop KPIs
- Provider Recruitment
- Educate Staff & Physicians
- Meet Federal Requirements
Customized Solutions for Inpatient Behavioral Health Units
We recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health just doesn’t work. That’s why PMC offers customized solutions to fit your health system’s acute needs and budget. Our inpatient team has more than 50 years of experience working with behavioral health facilities. We can staff your facility with board-certified psychiatric providers who collaborate with your medical teams. Our ultimate goal is the give your community the mental health resources it deserves. When you partner with PMC, you’re working with the best in the behavioral health business.
Acute Behavioral Health Services
Inpatient Psychiatry Management
Inpatient Psychiatry Management
From starting a new behavioral health unit to providing operational oversight and support of existing units, PMC’s experienced clinical and operational team provides a range of management services. We help inpatient units grow.
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Inpatient Consulting Services
Inpatient Consulting Services
We help inpatient behavioral health units optimize their performance to improve patient outcomes and their bottom line. It all starts with a comprehensive evaluation. From there we identify solutions and make recommendations.
Explore Consulting PackagesLearn how PMC can improve your existing inpatient unit or help you start one.
Contact UsManagement Vs Consulting Services For Inpatient Behavioral Health Units
Management Services
- Clinical & operational oversight
- 24/7 on-call support
- Gap analysis – care environment
- Gap analysis – policies & procedures
- KPIs development and plan
- Core measure success management
- Recruitment & supervision of key personnel, including medical director (psychiatrist)
- Growth & Outreach planning
- National standards & compliance
- Inpatient Toolkit – full access
- Calls with the program director about: census, inquiries, admissions, growth/outreach strategy, safety concerns, deflections, discharges, utilization review/denials, blocked beds, level of supervision monitoring, physical/chemical holds, seclusion minutes/process
- 24/7 on-call support
- FTE management
- Calls between the PMC regional director and inpatient program director about clinical/operational processes, outcomes, focal items
- Meetings to discuss growth & outreach strategies
- Implement, manage and participate in incident debrief process
- Provider meeting to cover unit supervision, admissions/deflections (bi-weekly)
- Operations report – KPIs, budget
- Clinical audits
- Clinical training
- Visits from PMC clinical & operational directors
- Operations review with hospital administration
- Clinical oversight audits
- Survey readiness audit
- Environmental risk assessment
Consulting Services
- Four-month consulting package:
Month Phase 1 Assessment 2 Implementation 3 Monitor/Track 4 Outcomes Reassessment - Initial clinical and operational audit
- Gap analysis – care environment
- In-person visits from PMC inpatient operations and clinical team
- Inpatient Toolkit – limited access
- On-call support (M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST)
- Meetings to discuss action plans
- Gap analysis – policies & procedures
- KPIs development and plan
- Growth and outreach action plan
- includes daily census calls
- Staffing grid assessment
- Restraint/Seclusion -1:1 process assessment and action plan
- Market assessment/diagnostic & reimbursement evaluation
A Solution To The Growing Demand For Inpatient Mental Health Care
The number of psychiatric beds across the country has dropped significantly over the past decades. Yet the need for mental health treatment has never been greater. Health systems in many communities are struggling to keep up with demand. Limited options and long waiting lists appear to be the norm in many hospitals. Despite a growing societal awareness of the importance of mental health an overwhelming majority of Americans (74%) do not believe such services are accessible for everyone, and about half (47%) believe options are limited, according to a study by the National Council on Mental Wellbeing.
Psychiatric Medical Care was started by a psychiatrist, Dr. James A. Greene, who recognized the need for behavioral health options in rural areas. Today PMC offers hospitals and health systems evidence-based solutions to improve access to mental health treatment. Our inpatient behavioral health teams provide life-changing round-the-clock care to patients struggling with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, memory problems, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses. We offer a comprehensive approach and focus on individualizing each patient’s treatment plan based on their needs.
Our Staff
Patients meet daily with our caring, multidisciplinary team of nurses, board-certified psychiatry providers, recreational and activities therapists case managers, and licensed clinical social workers.
Who Benefits from Psychiatric Help?
Prolonged changes in behavior or mood may indicate the presence of a mental illness. Some symptoms include:
- Disorientation
- Sleep disturbances
- Depression
- Extreme fluctuation in weight
- Severe memory loss
- Prolonged grieving
- Loss of interest in appearance
- Hallucination
- Agitation
- Increased social withdrawal
- Poor concentration
- Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
How Inpatient Care Helps Your Hospital
- Reduces risk associated with lack of inpatient mental health services
- Reduces frequent bounce-back visits from patients who are experiencing psychosomatic symptoms
- Provides valuable mental health services to meet the needs of your community
- Reduces throughput time for busy emergency department
- Provides behavioral health resources for de-escalation for your hospital and emergency department
Mental Health Resources
Psychiatric Medical Care’s clinical leadership team comprises some of the country’s most knowledgeable and recognized mental health leaders. Through our clinical and analytical expertise, we can provide our partners with diverse perspectives, different points of view, and a wide range of personal and professional experiences, ranging from behavioral health education strategies to specific health management service challenges. To further support our partners, we have comprised a collection of white papers illustrating the different levels of challenges and achievements related to hospital-based psychiatric services.
“PMC’s inpatient programs are a safe place for patients to begin the healing process. We are passionate about providing excellent clinical care in a safe and restraint free environment. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our care and having a staff that has a heart for caring for our nation’s most vulnerable patients.”
If you or someone you know is in need of a behavioral health placement, behavioral health referral, or experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, please do not use this website. Instead, use these crisis resources to speak with someone now or access local support.
