ISection 1 of 5
How we'll work together
These terms are written in plain English because they are working commitments between partners.
Referrals, start to finish
1.1Volume. Site agrees to accept an average of referrals per week. Volume can be adjusted at any time by request.
1.2The first call. Each referral arrives with the first call already arranged. The patient has been introduced to your designated caller by name and expects the call during one of the referral outreach windows your team sets in Section III. Site agrees to make that call as scheduled, or move it to another window with one tap within one business day. CE pursues a medical-records release for every patient and delivers records when available; the first call never waits on records.
1.3Live transfers. When a qualified patient asks to speak with the Site right away, CE will attempt a live transfer to the designated caller. If the transfer goes unanswered, the call falls back to your outreach windows. Sites that prefer not to receive live transfers, or where transfers regularly go unanswered, receive referrals through their outreach windows only. Beyond calls, Site also reaches patients by:
1.4Contact and status. If the scheduled call does not connect, Site agrees to make up to three contact attempts during the first week while CE works the same patient in tandem by phone, text, and email. Every referral email carries one-tap status updates, and Site agrees to record the outcome of each attempt this way: reached, booked, or unable to reach. Those taps replace weekly written reports entirely. After the third attempt, or a tap of "unable to reach" at any point, CE takes over the remaining follow-up.
1.5Visits. Site agrees to schedule the first study visit within two weeks of confirming initial eligibility, coordinated with the PI and the patient's availability. CE handles visit confirmations, reminders, and same-day rebooking after any no-show.
1.6When staff change. Site agrees to notify CE within 72 hours when a referral contact arrives or leaves, so patient pairings never point at an empty desk. The named backup in Section III covers the gap.
1.7Our referrals, this study. Patients referred by CE are screened for this trial first. Patients who do not qualify may be considered for anything else your site runs.
1.8Routing. CE routes referrals preferentially toward sites that keep the commitments in this Section. A site that cannot keep pace may ask CE to pause referral flow at any time, without penalty, and resume when ready.
And in return, from us
2.1Screened twice. Motivated referrals, checked against the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria on the web and again by phone.
2.2Records pursued. A records-release request for every patient, with records delivered to you when available.
2.3A complete handoff. One email when the phone screen passes, carrying the patient's screen answers, their stated availability, and where their records stand.
2.4Reconnection help. Whenever a patient goes quiet on you, we work them in tandem by phone, text, and email.
2.5Volume on your terms. Adjusted whenever you ask. Screener changes apply study-wide and go to the sponsor for IRB approval.
2.6A named contact. One person at CE who answers any question within a business day.
IVSection 4 of 5
Protecting patient information
This section is written in formal terms because it carries binding obligations. In summary: use patient information only for this study, protect it, hold your vendors to the same standard, use the minimum necessary, and notify us within 24 hours of any suspected breach.
3.1 Site shall not use or disclose personal information or protected health information (as defined under applicable law) received under this MOU, including EHRs for referred patients, other than as permitted or required by this MOU or by law.
3.2 Site shall maintain, use, and disclose such information in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws (including privacy, cybersecurity, and data-protection laws) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its security through appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. Third parties engaged by Site with access to such information must be bound by written obligations no less stringent than these.
3.3 Site agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any known harmful effect of a use or disclosure made in violation of this MOU.
3.4 Upon any actual or suspected breach involving such information, Site agrees to notify CE within 24 hours of detection; identify each affected individual; provide information reasonably requested for investigation; diligently investigate the cause; enact a corrective-action plan; and cooperate with CE on any required notifications to regulators or affected individuals.
3.5 Every request, use, or disclosure shall be to the minimum extent necessary for its intended purpose.
3.6 This Section survives expiration or termination of this MOU.
If the arrangement is not working
If either party falls short of these commitments, the other provides written notice and allows 48 hours to correct the issue. If it is not corrected, CE will stop sending referrals, notify the Sponsor, and personally inform every previously referred patient so that no one is left waiting. Either party may end this agreement with 7 days' written notice.