December 8, 2022 – IllumiCare, a pioneer in point-of-care healthcare information technology, has partnered with MultiCare Health System to allow providers to recommend clinical trials as a therapeutic option at the point-of-care using its Trials App on the Smart Ribbon®. MultiCare is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with 11 hospitals in the state of Washington and has provided access to clinical trials through the MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation for nearly 40 years. This is the first time the Trials App has been deployed in a clinical setting.
IllumiCare’s Smart Ribbon is a non-intrusive ribbon of information that floats above the electronic health record (EHR) at the point-of-care, nudging providers on different actions and information from more than 20 apps. The Trials App nudges providers in real time if the patient they are seeing meets the referral criteria for an institutional clinical trial, as established by the local research team. It’s the only technology that directly connects patients to trial coordinators for follow-up and tracks a patient’s journey within the recruitment and trial process, enabled by one simple click.
MultiCare has introduced the Trials App to its oncology and pediatric providers, with plans to roll it out across other specialties next. It can be difficult for providers to stay updated on the hundreds of different trials happening at institutions like MultiCare. The Trials App eases that burden on providers by offering backend support, allowing them to focus on the best treatment plan during the patient visit and be automatically alerted when a trial is a good fit.