# Real-world Data Utilization * **Definition:** The process of collecting, analyzing, and applying data derived from real-world settings, such as electronic health records, insurance claims, patient registries, and other sources, to inform healthcare decisions, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Real-world Data Utilization ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Real-world Data Utilization**, for healthcare technology leaders * 1.3K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 4/29/2025 | [**The Future Of Healthcare - AI And Telemedicine's Expanding Role - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/garydrenik/2025/04/29/the-future-of-healthcareai-and-telemedicines-expanding-role/) | [[Forbes]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**BC Platforms Appoints Mukhtar Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer to Accelerate Growth and ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/1001049084/bc-platforms-appoints-mukhtar-ahmed-as-chief-executive-officer-to-accelerate-growth-and-real-world-data-innovation) | [[Morningstar]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Announces Strategic Investment in Aetion**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nec-orchestrating-future-fund-announces-strategic-investment-in-aetion-302379490.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**PurpleLab® and Payerset Partner to Deliver Trusted Price & Coverage Intelligence ...**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250213491267/en/PurpleLab%C2%AE-and-Payerset-Partner-to-Deliver-Trusted-Price-Coverage-Intelligence-Transforming-Healthcare-Decision-Making) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**PurpleLab® and Payerset Partner to Deliver Trusted Price & Coverage Intelligence, Transforming Healthcare Decision-Making**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250213491267/en/PurpleLab%C2%AE-and-Payerset-Partner-to-Deliver-Trusted-Price-Coverage-Intelligence-Transforming-Healthcare-Decision-Making/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**PurpleLab® and Payerset Partner to Deliver Trusted Price & Coverage Intelligence, Transforming Healthcare Decision-Making**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250213491267/en/PurpleLab%C2%AE-and-Payerset-Partner-to-Deliver-Trusted-Price-Coverage-Intelligence-Transforming-Healthcare-Decision-Making/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/4/2025 | [**Transforming Clinical Data Abstraction and RWD Generation with Clinical AI, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/transforming-clinical-data-abstraction-and-rwd-generation-with-clinical-ai-upcoming-webinar-hosted-by-xtalks-302367326.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 2/4/2025 | [**Health Equity eekly Roundup: February 4, 2025**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/health-equity-access-weekly-roundup-february-4-2025) | [[AJMC]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**The Digital Health Frontier: Redefining Healthcare With Tech In 2025 - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2025/01/31/the-digital-health-frontier-redefining-healthcare-with-tech-in-2025/) | [[Forbes]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**State-of-the-Art Innovations of Leading Startups in AI-Powered Clinical Trials - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-of-the-art-innovations-leading-startups-trials-alex-g--ley1c) | [[Linkedin]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**RTI International Invests in Healthcare Technology Companies b.well Connected ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rti-international-invests-in-healthcare-technology-companies-bwell-connected-health-and-bekhealth-302348793.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**RTI International Invests in Healthcare Technology Companies b.well Connected Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rti-international-invests-healthcare-technology-133800894.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/8/2025 | [**Clarivate Identifies Eleven Potential Blockbuster and Transformative Drugs in Annual Drugs to Watch Report**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clarivate-identifies-eleven-potential-blockbuster-and-transformative-drugs-in-annual-drugs-to-watch-report-302345546.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Global Clinical Trials Connect Conference 2025 - Business Wire**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241213516638/en/Global-Clinical-Trials-Connect-Conference-2025-Connecting-Minds-Advancing-Trials-Uniting-the-Clinical-Research-Community-London-United-Kingdom---May-28-29-2025---ResearchAndMarkets.com) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Global Clinical Trials Connect Conference 2025: Connecting Minds, Advancing Trials, Uniting the Clinical Research Community (London, United Kingdom - May 28-29, 2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241213516638/en/Global-Clinical-Trials-Connect-Conference-2025-Connecting-Minds-Advancing-Trials-Uniting-the-Clinical-Research-Community-London-United-Kingdom---May-28-29-2025---ResearchAndMarkets.com/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**MedaSystems Appoints Healthcare Technology Leader Brian Irwin to Spearhead Next Stage of Growth**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241208538445/en/MedaSystems-Appoints-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-Brian-Irwin-to-Spearhead-Next-Stage-of-Growth/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**MedaSystems Appoints Healthcare Technology Leader Brian Irwin to Spearhead Next ...**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241208538445/en/MedaSystems-Appoints-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-Brian-Irwin-to-Spearhead-Next-Stage-of-Growth) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**MedaSystems Appoints Healthcare Technology Leader Brian Irwin to Spearhead Next Stage of Growth**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241208538445/en/MedaSystems-Appoints-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-Brian-Irwin-to-Spearhead-Next-Stage-of-Growth/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Digi-Tech Pharma & AI Conference 2025: AI and Genomics Take Center Stage (London ...**](https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/digi-tech-pharma-ai-conference-2025-ai-and-genomics-take-center-stage-london-united-kingdom-may-28-29-2025-researchandmarkets-com-2a20b074) | [[MarketWatch]] | | 11/11/2024 | [**Digital Health Market Innovations and Trends: A Comprehensive Study (2024-2031)**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-health-market-innovations-trends-comprehensive-study-1qn8f) | [[Linkedin]] | | 10/16/2024 | [**All Whitepapers**](https://www.pharmexec.com/whitepapers) | [[PharmExec]] | | 10/1/2024 | [**ConcertAI Appoints James Salitan as General Counsel**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241001911487/en/ConcertAI-Appoints-James-Salitan-as-General-Counsel/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 8/5/2024 | [**Digital Therapeutics Alliance CEO joins FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee and more ...**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/digital-therapeutics-alliance-ceo-joins-fda-digital-health-advisory-committee-and-more-digital) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 7/31/2024 | [**myTomorrows Appoints AstraZeneca Executive Vice President Iskra Reic to its Board of Directors**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mytomorrows-appoints-astrazeneca-executive-vice-president-iskra-reic-to-its-board-of-directors-302210950.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 7/8/2024 | [**Data-Driven Devices: Powering Healthcare's Digital Revolution**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2024/07/09/data-driven-devices-powering-healthcares-digital-revolution/) | [[Forbes]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Datma**: A company providing a Real-World Data platform to enhance genomic testing and collaborative innovation. - **nference**: A data analytics company that provides real-world data insights to support clinical development and improve patient targeting. - **OM1**: Specializes in real-world evidence research and personalized medicine, focusing on integrating diverse data sources for improved patient outcomes. - **Aetion**: A leader in real-world evidence technology, focusing on transforming real-world data into actionable insights for healthcare organizations. - **BurstIQ**: Offers the LifeGraph platform for secure data management and governance, enhancing genomic data utilization in healthcare. - **B. well Connected Health**: A platform that unifies patient data for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, enhancing the use of technology and real-world data in research. - **ConcertAI**: A leader in predictive AI and real-world data solutions aimed at enhancing patient outcomes through advanced research-ready data. - **Verana Health**: A data curation and analytics partner for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, focusing on enhancing real-world insights in ophthalmology. - **MedaSystems**: A SaaS platform aimed at improving patient access to investigational therapies and streamlining expanded access programs using real-world data. - **Atropos Health**: A healthcare technology company that provides access to real-world evidence networks for AI developers to train and deploy models. - **Deep 6 AI**: A company that operates the largest network of health systems and life sciences companies to enhance clinical trials and real-world evidence projects. - **DNAnexus**: A cloud-based enterprise platform that enhances precision health data management for biopharma companies by integrating clinical, multi-omics, and real-world data. - **Flatiron Health**: A leader in health technology that provides oncology real-world data for research and treatment improvement. - **Payerset**: Provides pricing transparency capabilities, integrating data for better decision-making in healthcare. - **Unlearn.AI**: Innovator behind 'TwinRCTs', utilizing digital twins to transform trial methodologies. - **Tempus AI**: A company integrating AI-driven precision medicine with real-world multimodal data to enhance oncology research. - **Iterative Health**: A company utilizing machine learning to enhance gastrointestinal clinical research and drug development. - **OpenClinica**: A company that offers solutions for clinical research, including a mobile app for patients to share health records. - **PurpleLab**: Focuses on healthcare pricing transparency and decision-making through its HealthNexus platform. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **B. well Connected Health and RTI International**: Partnership aimed at enhancing the use of technology and real-world data in research. - **Greenlight Health Data Solutions and Pattern Health**: Merger to enhance patient-consented medical record access and streamline real-world data collection. - **Guardant Health and ConcertAI**: Collaboration to provide biopharmaceutical companies access to a multi-modal real-world data solution integrating EMRs with genomic profiling. - **RTI International with b.well Connected Health and BEKhealth**: Partnerships aimed at leveraging FHIR and AI to unify healthcare data and optimize clinical research. - **Texas A&M Health and BurstIQ**: Partnered to utilize the LifeGraph platform for enhancing genomic data governance and clinical research. - **Biostate AI**: Launched Total RNA sequencing and a data analysis tool to enhance multiomic data collection in collaboration with academic and pharmaceutical entities. - **Flatiron Health and Lifebit Biotech**: Expanding collaboration into Japan to enhance cancer care through secure access to oncology real-world data. - **CHOICE Institute and Truveta**: Partnering to utilize EHR data for comparative, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes research across various therapeutic areas. - **Avandra and Datavant**: Integrating Avandra's federated network for medical imaging and clinical data into a secure ecosystem. - **DNAnexus and Frost & Sullivan**: Recognition of DNAnexus for its leadership in enabling technology for precision health data management. - **ConcertAI and NVIDIA**: Collaborated to leverage advanced AI technologies for improving clinical trial design and patient outcomes. - **Tempus AI and BioNTech**: A multi-year partnership to enhance oncology research through AI-driven precision medicine and real-world data. - **ConcertAI and NeoGenomics**: Collaboration to launch CTO-H, a SaaS solution providing extensive data on hematological diseases for clinical trial optimization. - **PurpleLab and Payerset**: Strategic partnership to launch a price intelligence solution suite for healthcare pricing transparency. - **NEC Corporation and Aetion**: Collaborating to leverage Japanese electronic health records for improved drug development and decision-making. - **SAIGroup and Get Well**: Acquisition of Get Well to enhance patient engagement solutions using predictive and generative AI technology. - **Guardant Health and MiBA**: A partnership to enhance precision medicine through improved biomarker testing and data analytics. - **OMNY Health and Scipher Medicine**: Collaboration to integrate transcriptomic data with EHR networks to advance precision medicine for immunology. - **nference and Parabilis Medicines**: A strategic partnership to support the clinical development of FOG-001 for colorectal cancer, utilizing extensive clinical data. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Real-World Data Utilization in Clinical Trials**: Webinars discussing the use of real-world data to evaluate safety and inform clinical guidelines. - **Real-world Data Integration**: The integration of real-world data into clinical trials and healthcare analytics is becoming essential for improving patient outcomes and trial efficiency. - **Real-World Data in Drug Development**: The increasing reliance on real-world data analytics is reshaping the pharmaceutical industry, driving evidence-based decision-making. - **Consumer Health Data Utilization**: Recognized as a valuable asset for improving patient engagement and facilitating advancements in clinical research. - **Real-World Data Generation**: Clinical AI enhances data abstraction and patient chart review, generating actionable insights from unstructured healthcare data. - **Integration of AI in Clinical Trials**: The use of real-world data and AI is transforming clinical trials and regulatory processes, enhancing decision-making and patient outcomes. - **AI and Machine Learning**: The use of AI in analyzing real-world data is transforming treatment patterns and clinical trial designs, enhancing decision-making in healthcare. - **Real-time Heart Monitoring**: Integration of data-driven devices and AI solutions for continuous health monitoring, improving outcomes for chronic condition patients. - **Decentralized Clinical Trials**: The integration of digital technologies like smart inhalers and wearables to facilitate remote data collection. - **AI in Clinical Trials**: Utilization of AI to streamline processes such as patient recruitment and management, enhancing trial efficiency and success rates. - **Personalized Medicine Initiatives**: Efforts to enhance patient care through tailored treatment approaches based on real-world evidence and genomic data. - **Quantum Computing**: Emerging as a tool for accelerating drug discovery and personalizing medicine through patient-specific genetic data analysis. - **OpenClinica Share**: A mobile app enabling patients to share health records directly for clinical research, enhancing patient engagement. - **Digital Twins and Predictive Models**: Innovations like 'TwinRCTs' and 'patients-on-a-chip' are transforming trial methodologies and drug response predictions. - **Digital Health Technologies**: Increasing integration of digital technologies and smart devices in healthcare to enhance patient outcomes and reduce inefficiencies. - **Machine Learning in Clinical Research**: Iterative Health is showcasing machine learning models to improve endoscopic assessments in IBD research. - **Price Intelligence Solutions**: Emerging solutions that provide healthcare organizations with insights into service costs and payer coverage policies. - **Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act**: Aims to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for prescription digital therapeutics, enhancing access to effective treatments. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding the security and privacy of sensitive health data in the context of real-world data utilization. - **Data Quality and Privacy**: Challenges related to data quality and patient privacy remain significant barriers to the effective utilization of real-world data. - **Quality of Data**: The challenge of ensuring the accuracy and reliability of real-world data used in healthcare analytics and decision-making. - **Data Standardization**: The need for standardized data models linked across health systems to improve real-world data utilization. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Ensuring the protection of sensitive health data while utilizing real-world data for research and clinical applications. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Challenges related to compliance and data protection in the integration of real-world data into healthcare practices. - **Regulatory Frameworks**: The need for clear regulations to govern the use of real-world data in clinical research and healthcare applications. - **Equitable Access**: Ensuring that advancements in healthcare technology and data utilization are accessible to all patient populations. - **Disparities in Treatment Outcomes**: Concerns regarding disparities in treatment outcomes based on race and sex, emphasizing the need for comprehensive data. - **Unstructured Data in EMRs**: Many electronic medical records are unstructured, posing challenges for data organization and analysis in clinical trials. - **Fragmentation of Healthcare Data**: The fragmentation of healthcare data across multiple systems complicates the management of health information for consumers. - **Integration of Digital Technologies**: Challenges in implementing digital technologies in clinical trials, including ensuring patient engagement and data quality. - **Interoperability Standards**: The need for advanced security measures and interoperability standards to fully leverage data-driven healthcare. - **Data Fragmentation**: Hinders advancements in patient care and clinical research, obstructing early disease detection and personalized treatment. - **Data Security and Privacy**: Robust security measures are essential to ensure the privacy and integrity of patient data in data-sharing initiatives. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Evolving cybersecurity threats necessitate more robust security measures beyond traditional verification methods.