Impact of Pharmacy Student and Resident-Led Discharge Counseling on Heart Failure Patients

Abstract

There was no statistically significant difference in readmission rates; however, several medication errors were prevented, and a large percentage of patients expressed an improved understanding of their medications.

Effect of pharmacy students as primary pharmacy members on inpatient interdisciplinary mental health teams

“…Similar to what was observed in the study by Szkiladz et al, 6 we did not find that pharmacy student involvement helped decrease hospital readmission rates. Because readmissions and medication nonadherence are common among mental health patients, we wanted to help decrease these phenomena through the pharmacy students' rotation in the inpatient mental health unit.…”

“…5 In addition to medication reconciliation, pharmacy students have demonstrated that they are capable of providing high-quality discharge counseling, therapeutic recommendations, and cost avoidance. 3,[6][7][8] To date, only one study has evaluated the cost-saving potential of pharmacy students' clinical interventions in a psychiatric hospital. 8 We studied the effect of medication reconciliation by pharmacy students in an inpatient mental health facility.…”

Advancing the pharmacy practice model in a community teaching hospital by expanding student rotations

“…As part of our practice model, pharmacists, residents, and students perform specialized counseling to all patients with CHF, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia; however, there is little evidence that such counseling reduces 30-day readmissions. Szkiladz et al 13 utilized students and residents to perform discharge counseling for patients with CHF but did not find a reduction in 30-day CHF readmission rates when compared with standard discharge counseling. However, the authors did see a reduction in medication errors that resulted in significant cost avoidance for the institution and found that patients demonstrated an improved understanding of their medications.…”

Clinical pharmacist home visits and 30‐day readmissions in Medicare Advantage beneficiaries

“…Multiple studies documented the impact of pharmacist‐delivered transition of care programmes on 30‐day readmissions, ED visits and quality of life. These studies used a variety of research approaches including randomized design [14,15], prospective [9] and retrospective cohorts studies [10,17,20]. Holland et al .…”