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Reducing 30-day Readmissions in Patients With Heart Failure Through Pharmacist Discharge Medication Services

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patient Readmission
Heart Failure
Interventions
Other: Pharmacist discharge medication services
Registration Number
NCT02752997
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

Patients admitted for heart failure that are provided discharge medication services by a pharmacist are less likely to be readmitted within 30 days of primary admission.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of heart failure, discharged from any medical service
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unwilling to participate, discharged to nursing/rehab facility, non-English speaking, resident unavailable

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionPharmacist discharge medication servicesDischarge medication services included: * Discharge medication reconciliation * Identification of medication discrepancies and resolution * Medication counseling using health coaching techniques with short term goal setting and follow up phone call
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of primary heart failure admission30 Days

Fisher's T-test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients who visit the emergency department within 30 days of primary heart failure admission30 Days

Fisher's T-test

Number of short term goals set by patient's at discharge and the number of short term goals met by patient's at the 7-10 follow up phone call.30 days

Number of short term goals set will be compared to the number of goals patients achieved, comparison will be calculated by percentage

Number of medication discrepancies identified and the number of medication discrepancies resolved by the pharmacist at discharge.30 Days

Fisher's T-test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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