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
- Diseases
- Heart failure, Asthma
- 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
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham & Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
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