Alcanza Selects BEKHealth to Accelerate Diverse Representation in Clinical Research

Jul 26, 2023 | Blog

BOSTON, M. A., July 26, 2023   ̶   Alcanza Clinical Research, a mission-focused investigator site network, has selected BEKHealth’s artificial intelligence (AI) – powered data processing software platform to complement its recruitment efforts with participant identification and matching services.

“Partnering with BEKHealth will help us expand diverse representation and engage more patients with clinical research as a healthcare option,” said Carlos E. Orantes, Alcanza CEO. “BEKHealth’s powerful solutions offer highly precise and efficient means of identifying the right patients for the right trials.”

BEKHealth harnesses the power of AI to rapidly sift through structured and unstructured EMR data, helping sites gain a clearer understanding of their patient population before and during clinical studies. With ongoing searches and updates to inclusion and exclusion data, BEKHealth will help Alcanza better match patients to protocol eligibility criteria that continually rises in complexity.

“We are thrilled to help Alcanza further their mission in making clinical research more accessible and equitable. Our team has already begun implementing our solutions to hit the ground running. We look forward to growing alongside Alcanza’s incredible team,” said BEKHealth CEO, David Levin.

Together, BEKHealth and Alcanza aspire to set a new industry standard for efficient, patient-focused clinical research. By combining expertise, cutting-edge technology, and commitment to scientific excellence, the partnership aims to accelerate development and delivery of groundbreaking therapies to patients around the world.

About Alcanza Clinical Research

Alcanza Clinical Research is an integrated network of research facilities dedicated to reducing barriers to clinical research participation, especially in underrepresented patient populations. The network is comprised of 17 dedicated research units and 16 additional sites integrated within specialty clinics. These facilities are strategically located across the Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest regions of the United States. Alcanza supports studies that span all clinical trial phases and major therapeutic areas.

About BEKHealth

BEKHealth Corporation operates an AI-powered patient-matching software platform serving the clinical trial industry. The platform allows life sciences and healthcare organizations to speed up site selection and patient recruitment by extracting data from electronic medical records (EMRs), which includes structured and unstructured clinical data that captures three times more trial criteria. BEKHealth’s AI-driven data platform uses a proprietary ontology that has been built from 400+ medical libraries aligned against 70,000 protocols to standardize patient data to its interoperable clinical data model. For more information, visit www.bekhealth.com.

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Alcanza Public Relations

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