The challenges of designing effective clinical trials, finding the right participants, and building trial groups that are representative of the general population, are well documented.
With its recent Life Sciences initiative, Epic has set its sights on data-driven insights to improve the development of new interventions and therapies. That includes improving every part of the clinical trial process – from how doctors educate their patients about potential groups, to matching and connecting patients with promising research, and helping ensure such studies are of optimal benefit to as many people as possible. Epic has engaged its supplier customers in more than 100,000 active studies covering approximately 4.7 million patients.
We recently spoke with Dr. Jackie Gerhart, Vice President of Clinical Informatics at Epic, and Phil Lindemann, the company’s Vice President of Analytics and Business Intelligence, about the Life Sciences project. They also talk about a host of other innovations made possible by Epic’s Cosmos platform’s vast datasets, enabling improved care in everything from behavioral health to perinatal care.
They also discuss how new AI-powered interfaces will make it easier for clinicians to access analytical insights in their usual workflows.
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Epic’s Life Science Project – what it is, why it was created and what it hopes to achieve.
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What are the challenges in helping providers find optimal clinical trial participants and build more representative cohorts?
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How Epic’s customers use their data to assist with test recruitment and how it can be improved upon.
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How other technologies, such as Epic’s Cosmos platform, are helping to improve care and deliver better outcomes for patients.
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AI-powered advancements in voice and NLP and how they can help support decision making and clinical workflows.
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How do you see the data ecosystem continuing to grow in healthcare, including areas like disease surveillance and public health?
More info about this episode:
HIMSSCast: How digital tools are helping to ensure diversity in clinical trials
Epic launches data-driven clinical trial matchmaking in its EHR
Mayo Clinic uses blockchain for hypertension clinical trial
Scaling up decentralized clinical trials requires flexibility
Cosmos, Epic’s massive EHR analytics platform, helps reduce new intakes by moms
Epic, eHealth Exchange and Commonwell among HHS-approved QHIN candidates
Epic launches new data exchange center for suppliers
Epic remains Best in KLAS for overall suite for the 13th year
