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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2025

Technological Solutions to Improve Inpatient Handover in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Scoping Review.

Louis Agha-Mir-Salim, Isabelle Rose Alberto, Nicole Rose Alberto, Leo Anthony Celi, Pia Gabrielle Alfonso, Rachel Hicklen, Katelyn Legaspi, Rajiv Hans Menghrajani, Faye Yu Ng, Patricia Therese Pile and 1 more

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Louis Agha-Mir-SalimInstitute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-5084
Isabelle Rose AlbertoCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-4770
Nicole Rose AlbertoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9166-8134
Leo Anthony CeliLaboratory for Computational Physiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-6626
Pia Gabrielle AlfonsoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-1355
Rachel HicklenLibrary, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-5671
Katelyn LegaspiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-5488-4058
Rajiv Hans MenghrajaniDepartment of Medicine, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-361X
Faye Yu NgYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-628X
Patricia Therese PileDepartment of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2081-3542
Christopher M SauerInstitute for AI in Medicine, Laboratory for Clinical Research and Real-World Evidence, Essen University Hospital, Hufelandstr. 55, Essen, 45147, Germany, +49 201 723 0.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2388-5919

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Clinical care globally faces increasing strain due to escalating documentation demands. Simultaneously, technological solutions for clinical workflows, particularly inpatient handovers, are being developed to alleviate workforce stress. However, the maturity, adoption scale, and impact of these technologies on clinical practice remain unclear. Objective: To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review to summarize current advancements in technological solutions for inpatient handovers. Methods: This study was prospectively registered on Open Science Framework. Publications from January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2024, were retrieved from MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. To be included in this review, studies were required to focus on (1) the implementation, assessment, or enhancement of health care provider handover workflows; (2) inpatient setting; and (3) the proposal or implementation of one or more technological solutions. Abstract and full-text screenings were conducted independently by 2 reviewers, with conflicts resolved by a third reviewer. Data extraction and synthesis were performed by multiple authors and cross-reviewed for accuracy. Results: The search identified 779 publications, of which 53 met the inclusion criteria. Analysis revealed a predominance of low-complexity technologies, such as electronic checklists, with limited exploration of advanced solutions like natural language processing. Most studies were in the pilot stage (33/53, 62%), while some described documented implementations (11/53, 21%). Reported outcomes included improvements in the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of critical information during patient transfers (20/53, 38%). Challenges included scalability, inconsistent adoption, and difficulties integrating advanced technologies into existing workflows. Conclusions: Low-complexity technological solutions show potential for enhancing inpatient handovers but face barriers to scalability and sustained adoption. While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring transformative benefits, a limitation of this review is that none of the included studies reported successful clinical implementations of AI solutions aimed at improving handover processes.

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Artificial IntelligenceInpatientsPatient HandoffHumansWorkflowAIartificial intelligenceclinical handoverI-PASS(I)SBARSBARtechnological solutionworkflow improvement

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PMID40743446
PMCPMC12312997

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