Reducing 30-day Readmissions in Patients With Heart Failure Through Pharmacist Discharge Medication Services
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Patient ReadmissionHeart 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
Group Intervention Description Intervention Pharmacist discharge medication services Discharge 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
Name Time Method Number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of primary heart failure admission 30 Days Fisher's T-test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients who visit the emergency department within 30 days of primary heart failure admission 30 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
🇺🇸La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States