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The Challenge
iTrials is a healthcare analytics firm focused on simplifying patient matching and accelerating drug development by leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies. iTrials offers a comprehensive platform that connects patients, research sites, and sponsors with seamless, data-driven clinical trial solutions.
The process of identifying patients for clinical trials takes on average 17 hours per patient. In many cases, this means that the patient identification process in any given clinical trial can cost millions.
LLMs can accelerate the process by processing clinical notes, but because of the unique language and shorthand used in clinical notes, this method is unreliable.
The Solution
Entrada is developing a comprehensive solution leveraging Databricks with these core components:
- Scalable Data Architecture: A robust, scalable architecture on Databricks to process unstructured clinical notes efficiently.
- LLM Fine-Tuning: A healthcare-specific LLM that will unlock precise recognition of patterns, terminology, and insights within clinical notes.
Secure Data Governance: implementation of comprehensive data governance and security using Unity Catalog to ensure compliance and protect sensitive health data.
The Results
The process of identifying patients for clinical trials takes on average 17 hours per patient. The solution Entrada built for iTrials enables iTrials’ clients to reduce this amount of time to minutes
- Increased patient outcomes with targeted clinical trial matching
- Reduced time and cost to identify and select patients for clinical trials
- Decreased time-to-insight via scalable LLM processing”
About Entrada
Entrada is a Databricks-focused consulting and implementation partner backed by Databricks Ventures. Entrada harnesses the power of Databricks to help customers accelerate their AI + data initiatives. Our expertise in AI/ML, Databricks, and analytics is centered around industry-centric solutions. Our mission is to simplify complex data + AI challenges and support end-to-end transformations, delivering future-ready solutions fast.
