Beyond Suicide Risk Assessment: Adopting A Comprehensive Solution To Rising Suicide Rates

Sponsored by Relias Between the high-profile celebrity deaths, mass shootings, controversial television dramas, and recent CDC report, suicide risk has garnered significant national attention. This begs the question: with so much visibility around suicide in the U.S., is the current approach of assessment and safety planning enough? We propose that with increased access to evidence-based resources healthcare organizations can create comprehensive population-specific plans for suicide risk reduction, not just management. During this session, the potential within our evolving healthcare systems to use healthcare analytics to identify high risk patients and provide them with targeted treatment strategies. We will also discuss how assessment of provider readiness to address suicide with patients can guide provider education initiatives and promote better patient care. Course Objectives:

• Explain the value of using analytics to track and monitor suicide risk
• Compare methods for identifying and addressing care gaps for high-risk populations
• Implement one new evidence-based strategy to promote readiness to address suicide with patients
• Create a workflow for tracking and measuring suicide risk-related data to drive improved clinical performance and patient outcomes