A multicenter randomized trial to improve family clinical note access and outcomes for hospitalized children: The Bedside Notes study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The 2021 Cures Act mandates caregiver access to their child's medical notes with few exceptions, yet fewer than 10% access notes during hospitalization. Caregiver review of real-time notes facilitates identification of safety concerns and may enhance patient safety in pediatric hospitals. This trial will evaluate the Bedside Notes intervention-a multifaceted approach to enhance real-time access to inpatient notes-and its effects on caregiver activation, hospital experience, reporting of safety concerns found in notes, and anxiety.

Methods

This 5-year, multisite randomized controlled trial will enroll 600 English and Spanish-speaking caregivers of hospitalized children ≤11 years old and 30 hospital staff across three hospitals. Caregivers will be randomized to us

SUBMITTER: O'Hare C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12443148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature