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Six internal medicine physicians reviewed STAR navigator notes in study patients' medical records and recorded whether interventions related to medications occurred and used granular EHR review to characterize the medication errors that were addressed. Sepsis survivors may be particularly vulnerable to medication errors because new medications are frequently started (e.g., antibiotics), home medications are frequently held during the acute phase, and physiologic changes may influence dose and tolerance of medications. [Extracted from the article]

B Introduction: b In the IMPACTS trial, a multicomponent sepsis transition and recovery (STAR) program using nurse navigators to deliver best practice care to sepsis survivors reduced 30-day readmission or mortality. B Results: b Of 317 patients randomized to receive STAR, 228 (72%) received >=1 intervention component via STAR while 91 (29%) received >=4; 9 (3%) refused participation, 17 (5%) had no care needs that required specific intervention, and 63 (20%) were unable to be reached post discharge. [Extracted from the article]