On May 4, the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) released its annual survey for 2009.  The survey contains trend analysis that examines year-to-year changes in hospitals and residential treatment centers over a two year period, and national averages with data arranged to allow for comparison by occupancy size.  The survey found an increase for demand in 2009 over 2008, including a 3.5 percent increase in inpatient hospital admissions and 1.5 percent increase in residential treatment center admissions.  The survey also examines the payment for care, and found Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state governments and other sources such as juvenile justice systems to be the payment sources for behavioral health care.

From the survey:

The 2009 NAPHS Annual Survey provides two distinct views of behavioral healthcare delivery. One chapter provides a trend analysis that looks at changes from year to year in hospitals and residential treatment centers reporting over a two-year period. Another chapter provides national averages to give a snapshot of members’ experiences in the reporting year. This chapter also presents selected data by set-up-and-staffed bed categories to help organizations compare their own experiences to those of facilities of a similar size.

News release: New NAPHS Annual Survey Tracks Behavioral Treatment Trends (PDF | 267.85 KB)  

Table of Contents: New NAPHS Annual Survey Tracks Behavioral Treatment Trends Table of Contents (PDF | 115.92 KB)

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National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems. (2010). 2009 Annual NAPHS Survey.