Children Not Admitted First Quarter Data (cont)
Too few acute care cases to determine data trend
Residential trends: Reason Not Admitted:
- Aggressive, violent or difficult to control behaviors
- Specific reasons: children with mental retardation, history of elopement, treatment needs cannot be met
Improvements in data methodology by January 1, 2003:
- Separate forms for acute and residential data
- Change acute care reporting from 24 to 8 hours