Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Intervention on 30-Day Readmission and Assessment of Factors Predictive of Readmission in African American Men With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT: Heart failure (HF) is responsible for more 30-day readmissions than any other condition. Minorities, particularly African American males (AAM), are at much higher risk for readmission than the general population. In this study, demographic, social, and clinical data were collected from the electronic medical records of 132 AAM patients (control and intervention) admitted with a primary or secondary admission diagnosis of HF. Both groups received guideline-directed therapy for HF. Additionally the intervention group received a pharmacist-led intervention. Data collected from these patients were used to develop and validate a predictive model to evaluate the impact of the pharmacist-led intervention, and identify predictors of readmission in this population. After propensity score matching,

SUBMITTER: McKinley D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775676 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature