biostudies-literatureUnknownO'Hare CNCATS NIH HHSAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAHRQ HHSNational Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science AwardsWisconsin Partnership Program<h4>Introduction</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 usJournal of hospital medicinehttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12443148biostudies-literatureA multicenter randomized trial to improve family clinical note access and outcomes for hospitalized children: The Bedside Notes study protocol.PMC12443148K08 HS027214UL1 TR002373K08HS027214R01 HS030098R01HS03009830861ULTR002373Wong SKelly MMColler RJMcGuire TGatewood AKEgan AVerdelis GAWarner GSmith CASingh-Verdeflor KDBaird JDesai AGerber DO'Hare CBrown RfalseA multicenter randomized trial to improve family clinical note access and outcomes for hospitalized children: The Bedside Notes study protocol.<h4>Introduction</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 us2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-06-03T11:29:18.601Z2026-04-27T03:09:22.782ZS-EPMC124431484083955010.1002/jhm.70155