Why the study?
Does a Continuum of Care Resident Pharmacist reduce 30-day hospital readmissions and improve discharge instruction compliance in patients discharged with heart failure?
Population
632 patients discharged with a diagnosis of heart failure at a community hospital
Comparison
Continuum of Care Network led by a Continuum of… vs Non-Continuum of Care Network heart failure…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Key result
A Continuum of Care Resident Pharmacist significantly reduced 30-day all-cause readmissions in heart failure patients compared to standard care (12% vs 24%; p=0.005).
Authors
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May support pharmacist integration in HF discharge; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of readmission reduction.
Cohort (n=632)
No
Does a Continuum of Care Resident Pharmacist reduce 30-day hospital readmissions and improve discharge instruction compliance in patients discharged with heart failure?
Absolute Event Rate: 12% vs 24%
p-value: p=0.005
A pharmacist-led continuum of care network significantly reduced 30-day all-cause readmissions and improved core measure compliance in patients discharged with heart failure.
Truong et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=632). Continuum of Care Resident Pharmacist vs. Non-Continuum of Care Network was evaluated on 30-day all-cause hospital readmission (p=0.005). A Continuum of Care Resident Pharmacist significantly reduced 30-day all-cause readmissions in heart failure patients compared to standard care (12% vs 24%; p=0.005).