What does your practice need to do to participate in clinical trials or research studies?

Sometimes being part of a clinical trial may be the only step forward for one of your patients.  Yet patients have concerns – like will you and your practice providers continue to be involved in their care; what if the trial is off-site and away from your community.  It is concerns such as these which might prevent patients from even considering a trial.

A level of comfort comes from being able to be treated by familiar faces, in situations where they may be more comfortable.  Your practice could be a clinical trial site if you have taken the necessary steps.

Biopharmaceutical companies are looking for specific patient populations – by biomarkers, specific lines of therapy and other demographics you may have in patient records. How do you know you have those patients and how can we help you find them? The AdvanceIQ Network^TM (AIQ) can assist in identifying those patient populations by looking at the data (in a HIPAA-compliant process) you already have from your practice’s PM and EHR software. 

The AdvanceIQ team can also help you answer other questions like:

• Is it feasible for your practice to enroll patients – do you have the staff and equipment (if needed)? 
• Is there a corresponding business value for adding resources like a site coordinator?  
• Do you have a provider willing to be lead investigator? 

With the team’s help, you can efficiently prepare your practice to get ready to conduct trials or participate in research studies.  
To learn more about potentially enhancing care for your patients, reach out to the AdvanceIQ team at advanceiq@intrinsiq.com.

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