Reductions in 30-day readmission, mortality, and costs with inpatient-to-community pharmacist follow-up.

Objectives: To determine the impact of pharmacist-provided continuous care and electronic communication on readmissions among a group of high-risk patients.

Design: Pragmatic interventional study with 5:1 matched control.

Setting And Participants: Patients discharged from any of 4 hospitals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or diabetes within Pennsylvania.