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NCT05443321Enrolling by invitation

Advancing Health Information Exchange (HIE) During Inter-hospital Transfer (IHT) to Improve Patient Outcomes

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Sub-optimal transfer of clinical information during inter-hospital transfer (IHT, the transfer of patients between acute care hospitals) is common and can lead to patient harm. To address this problem, the investigators will use key stakeholder input to refine and implement an interoperable health information exchange platform that integrates with the electronic health record and improves the reliability of and access to necessary clinical information in three use cases involving transfer of patients between sending and receiving hospitals with varying levels of affiliation and health record integration. The investigators will assess the effect of this intervention on frequency of medical errors, evaluate the use and usability of this platform from the perspective of those that interact with it, and use these results to develop a dissemination plan to spread implementation and use of this platform across other similar institutions.

Status (registry)
Enrolling by invitation
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1006 (estimated)
First submitted
23 Jun 2022
Start date
1 Nov 2022
Primary completion date
22 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
NCT number
NCT05443321

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 1006
  • From 1 Nov 2022 to the primary completion date, 22 Dec 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Age

  • Age \< 18 years old

Other

  • Transferred from a different acute care hospital than the 3 included hospitals
  • Admitted through the ER
  • Direct admission from home/clinic
  • Admitted to a service other than general medicine, cardiology, oncology or ICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Who the study is looking for

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years old
  • Transferred from one of the 3 included transferring hospitals (Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, South Shore Hospital, Milford Regional Medical Center)
  • Admitted to the general medical, cardiology, oncology, and/or ICU services at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Brigham & Women's Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status

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