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July 1, 1999American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Pharmacist interventions were evaluated for their impact on hospital readmissions for heart failure.

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Pharmacist interventions were evaluated for their impact on hospital readmissions for heart failure.

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EREdward C. Rainville

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Pharmacist interventions may reduce 30-day HF readmissions; leaves open need for larger confirmatory trials.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the effect of pharmacist interventions on reducing readmissions for heart failure.
  • Randomized trial design
  • Interventions included medication management and patient education
  • Assessment of readmission rates for heart failure
  • Pharmacist interventions reduced the readmission rate by 20% (p=0.05) within 30 days after discharge.
  • Significant improvement in patient knowledge about heart failure management post-intervention.
  • Enhanced medication adherence observed in the intervention group.

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Edward C. Rainville (1999) studied this question. Pharmacist interventions were evaluated for their impact on hospital readmissions for heart failure.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a077de6934b5549580799f9https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/56.13.1339
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