Why the study?
Does predischarge medication reconciliation and counseling by a pharmacist reduce 30-day readmissions?
Does predischarge medication reconciliation and counseling by a pharmacist reduce 30-day readmissions?
Targeted predischarge medication reconciliation and counseling by a pharmacist can effectively reduce 30-day hospital readmissions.
May support pharmacist-led discharge counseling to cut readmissions; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Medication reconciliation and counseling by a pharmacist reduced the 30-day readmission rate. Polypharmacy and problem medications appear to have value individually and together. A pharmacist, guided by a screening tool in predischarge medication reconciliation, is one option to effectively reduce 30-day readmissions.
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