Improvement of guideline β-blocker prescribing in heart failure: a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial of a pharmacy intervention.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Treatment with specific beta-blockers and doses recommended by guidelines is often not achieved in practice. We evaluated an intervention directed to the pharmacy to improve prescribing. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial, where facilities (n = 12) with patients (n = 220) were the clusters. Eligible patients had a beta-blocker prescription that was not guideline concordant. Level 1 intervention included information to a pharmacist on facility guideline concordance. Level 2 also provided a list of patients not meeting guideline goals. Intervention and follow-up periods were each 6 months. Achievement of full concordance with recommendations was low (4%-5%) in both groups, primarily due to lack of tolerability. However, compared with level 1, the level 2 intervention was associated with 1.9-fold greater odds of improvement in prescribing (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-3.2). Level 2 patients also had greater odds of a higher dose (1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.3). The intervention was aided by the patient lists provided, the electronic medical record system, and staff support. CONCLUSIONS:In actual practice, full achievement of guideline goals was low. However, a simple intervention targeting pharmacy moved patients toward guideline goals. As health care systems incorporate electronic medical records, this intervention should have broader feasibility.

journal_name

J Card Fail

authors

McCarren M,Furmaga E,Jackevicius CA,Sahay A,Coppler TL,Katzianer J,Griffiths RL,Tonnu-Mihara I,Heidenreich P

doi

10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.06.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-08-01 00:00:00

pages

525-32

issue

8

eissn

1071-9164

issn

1532-8414

pii

S1071-9164(13)00192-9

journal_volume

19

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