Heart Failure, Patient Readmission
Conditions
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.
Interventions
OTHERPharmacist discharge medication services
Included in arm descriptions
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of primary heart failure admission | 30 Days | Fisher's T-test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients who visit the emergency department within 30 days of primary heart failure admission | 30 Days | Fisher's T-test |
| Number of medication discrepancies identified and the number of medication discrepancies resolved by the pharmacist at discharge. | 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 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed