In 2012, there were approximately 847,000 hospital stays for mood disorders and 383,000 stays for schizophrenia.
■ Within 30 days, 9.0 percent of initial inpatient stays for mood disorders were readmitted with a principal diagnosis of mood disorders, 12.6 percent were readmitted with any diagnosis of mood disorders, and 15.0 percent were readmitted for any cause.
■ Within 30 days, 15.7 percent of initial inpatient stays for schizophrenia were readmitted with a principal diagnosis of schizophrenia, 18.6 percent were readmitted with any diagnosis of schizophrenia, and 22.4 percent were readmitted for any cause.
■ Only 1.0–1.6 percent of stays for mood disorders or schizophrenia involved home health care following discharge compared with 14.1 percent of stays for conditions other than mental or substance use disorders (M/SUDs).
■ Average hospital costs for mood disorders and schizophrenia were lower than average costs for non-M/SUD stays, for the initial stay and for 30-day readmissions.
■ Compared with initial stays for mood disorders, average hospital costs were higher for readmissions involving mood disorders and for readmissions for any cause ($7,100 and $7,200, respectively, vs. $5,800).
■ Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid had higher rates of 30-day readmission involving mood disorders or schizophrenia than did privately insured and uninsured patients (approximately 40–75 percent higher).
