see if they meet inpatient commitment procedures” ("Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Overview," n.d.).
Over time this treatment has shown in the state of New York to save cost of hospital stays. For a one year study around 500 psychiatric patients were followed thirty days after discharge and statistics showed “Results show that hospitalization declined during the first 12 months after initiation of the program while increases were seen in utilization of case management, assertive community treatment, other outpatient services and psychotropic medication fills. There was also a decline in the use of psychiatric emergency and crisis services, clinician visits and criminal justice involvement. hospitalization costs declined, however the costs
Over time this treatment has shown in the state of New York to save cost of hospital stays. For a one year study around 500 psychiatric patients were followed thirty days after discharge and statistics showed “Results show that hospitalization declined during the first 12 months after initiation of the program while increases were seen in utilization of case management, assertive community treatment, other outpatient services and psychotropic medication fills. There was also a decline in the use of psychiatric emergency and crisis services, clinician visits and criminal justice involvement. hospitalization costs declined, however the costs