Process automation can go a long way toward calming—or at least managing—the chaos. The right automation platform can transform drug research, development, and delivery, from clinical trial recruitment to managing compliance, in just a few days. And that gives you some breathing room to support critical research and analysis, using fewer resources.
Here are seven key processes ripe for automation—along with expected benefits and required capabilities
1. Patient matching process
Simplify and streamline patient matching
Successful clinical trials demand confidence in the patient matching process. Researchers must assemble a full and accurate medical history for each participant, often compiling medical records from multiple providers and facilities. Automated patient record matching yields more complete and reliable records, maximizing the safety and quality of trial results.
Benefits
INCREASED EFFICIENCY
Match records faster, with more accuracy
FEWER ERRONEOUS MATCHES
Automation increases data accuracy
TIME SAVINGS
Automate patient records collection and matching analysis, freeing staff to focus on other parts of the trial
2. Clinical trial recruitment and data management
Test new medicines more quickly
Testing a new drug involves multiple patient trials, each of which must enroll hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of participants with qualifying medical histories. Automating clinical trial recruitment makes it easier not only for patients to discover trial opportunities and fill out forms, but for drug companies to narrow down applicant lists, expedite reviews, and increase speed and accuracy
Benefits
FASTER QUALIFICATIONS
Automate the process of discovering and qualifying patients.
SCALABILITY ON DEMAND
Remove tedious manual work, supporting larger trial sizes.
DATA SECURITY
Keep critical patient data secure, meeting key compliance requirements.
3. Regulatory submission process
Accurately capture all data
Though the science of drug development is highly advanced, much of the oversight process remains manual, rule-based, and prone to human error. Process automation can increase consistency in data entry and quality control, potentially saving millions of dollars a year and accelerating regulatory approval.
Benefits
STREAMLINED PROCESSES
Stop shuffling paper and manually inputting data—submit regulatory documents with just a few clicks
REDUCED COSTS
Stop shuffling paper and manually inputting data—submit regulatory documents with just a few clicks
FULL COMPLIANCE
Capture required information for a complete audit trail
4. Processing pharmacovigilance cases
Analyze cases faster and more accurately
Pharmacovigilance, or drug safety, is key to collecting, monitoring, and analyzing the benefits, interactions, and possible risks of a drug—but these processes remain largely manual, as does coding adverse reactions. Nintex makes it easy to automate data entry, track safety issues, optimize customer support, manage communications, and create accurate vigilance reports
Benefits
INCREASED ACCURACY
Automated case processes improve compliance accuracy and data security
LESS MANUAL REVIEW
Replace manual review with automated data collection and review
INCREASED EFFICIENCY
Process cases faster, with fewer errors
5. Drug and medical device release protocols
Speed new innovations to market
Clinical development and bringing a new drug or device to market are the two most critical—and costliest—stages in the life science value chain. Regulatory protocols for research, clinical trials, marketing, classification, and clearance require countless applications, data collection, and information sharing. Electronic signatures, digital forms, and automated workflows can help reduce costs, save time, and stay compliant—streamlining drug and medical device development and release.
Benefits
INCREASED ACCURACY
Automated processes capture all data for complete and accurate audit trails
TIME SAVINGS
Quickly and automatically process drug safety forms, speeding time to approval
LOWERCOSTS
Quickly and automatically process drug safety forms, speeding time to approval
6. Compliance process management
Automate compliance to save time and money
Fewer processes lend themselves better to automation than regulatory submissions. Process automation makes it easy to integrate data from multiple systems and standardize rule-based tasks. Say goodbye to laborious manual compliance, and maximize consistency in report preparation, data entry, audit readiness, and quality control.
Benefits
IMPROVED ACCURACY
Eliminate tedious manual processes, reducing errors and increasing compliance accuracy
TIME SAVINGS
Quickly and automatically send forms and documents, increasing the likelihood of on-time compliance
BETTER ROI
Automate routine tasks to lower compliance costs, generating higher ROI
7. Trial participation satisfaction surveys
Capture data with automated surveys
Understanding why patients take part in research helps make clinical trial recruitment—and every clinical research step—more effective and engaging. Replace time-consuming manual trial satisfaction questionnaires with Nintex-based HIPAA-compliant surveys that support benchmarking and trial experience improvements
Benefits
EFFICIENT PROCESSES
Eliminate time-consuming manual survey processing
TIME SAVINGS
Automate and streamline trial surveys, letting you reassign staff elsewhere
INCREASED RESPONSES
Increase response rates with well-timed and automated surveys
