Key result
Pharmacist-driven discharge medication service linked to ~51% fewer 30-day hospital readmissions.
Why the study?
Does a pharmacist-driven discharge medication service reduce 30-day hospital readmissions in home-destined subjects discharged from a behavioral health unit?
Population
Home-destined subjects being discharged from the hospital's behavioral health unit
Comparison
Pharmacist-driven discharge medication service… vs Historical control and concurrent excluded group
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support pharmacist discharge services in psychiatry; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=1,105)
No
Does a pharmacist-driven discharge medication service reduce 30-day hospital readmissions in home-destined subjects discharged from a behavioral health unit?
Absolute Event Rate: 2.38% vs 4.83%
p-value: p=0.004
A pharmacist-driven discharge medication service providing filled prescriptions and counseling significantly reduces 30-day readmissions in acute psychiatric patients.
Tomko et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Acute psychiatric illness (n=1,105). Pharmacist-driven discharge medication service vs. Excluded subjects (discharged to facilities with medication administration) was evaluated on 30-day hospital readmission (p=0.004). A pharmacist-driven discharge medication service significantly reduced 30-day hospital readmissions to 2.38% compared to 4.83% in concurrent excluded patients (P=0.004).
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