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. 2019 Nov 29;20:660. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3792-7

Table 3.

IMPACTS primary and secondary outcomes

Clinical and cost outcomes Usual care (n =) STAR program (n =)
Primary outcome
 30-day all-cause mortality or hospital readmission
Secondary outcomes
 30-day all-cause mortality
 30-day hospital readmission
 30-day sepsis/infection-related hospital readmission
 30-day chronic lung disease-related hospital readmission
 30-day heart failure-related hospital readmission
 30-day acute renal failure-related hospital readmission
 30-day emergency department visits
 30-day acute care-free days alive
 30-day acute care costs
 30-day total healthcare costsa
 90-day all-cause mortality
 90-day hospital readmission
 90-day sepsis/infection-related hospital readmission
 90-day chronic lung disease-related hospital readmission
 90-day heart failure-related hospital readmission
 90-day acute renal failure-related hospital readmission
 90-day emergency department visits
 90-day acute care-free days alive
 90-day acute care costs
 90-day total healthcare costsa

IMPACTS Improving Morbidity during Post-Acute Care Transitions for Sepsis, STAR Sepsis Transition and Recovery

aOnly analyzed among Medicare-insured subgroup