Does pharmacist medication education and post-discharge follow-up reduce 30-day readmission rates in patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)?
Pharmacist-led medication education improves adherence and literacy in STEMI patients, though its impact on 30-day readmissions was not statistically significant.
Pharmacist involvement in medication education signficantly improved medication adherence and literacy. There was a reduction in 30-day readmission rates, but the results were not statistically significant.
Budiman et al. (Thu,) studied this question.