Why IT is the driving force
behind clinical research
Clinical research is essential to give patients access to the latest medical treatments that are not yet on the market. The success of these studies depends on proper patient recruitment: the right patients must be identified to participate in innovative therapies. The faster a patient is found, the faster a life-saving treatment can reach them.
Currently, this often happens through manual review of a patient files, a slow, error-prone process that consumes valuable physician time. With Monsana Assist, your medical staff can safely automate this process using AI, while retaining full control over the data.​
The impact of technology Screening 1000 patients for 1 trial
The task | The old way | The new Monsana way | The Difference |
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How much patients do
clinicians need to review? | Every single patient (1,000) | Only the "highly likely" patients (59) | 94% less "grunt work" |
Time to review one patient | A 10-minute deep dive | A quick 2 to 3-minute check | 70% faster per task |
The Result | A month-long manual search | A focused 3-hour afternoon | Reclaims 157 hours |
“The time to screen with Monsana was peanuts compared to without it.”
Clinical Trial Coordinator, Research Site
How the process works
The implementation is designed to minimize impact on your schedule, requiring on average only 3–5 working days from your team, with no heavy integrations or direct system connections:
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Patient Selection
Select patients from the consultation book, typically using a SQL query.
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Collection of Medical Records
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​Collect unstructured medical records in their existing/raw format for selected patients.
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Optionally include structured data elements such as age, gender...
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Pseudonymization
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If using the Monsana script:
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Set up a Python environment.
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Run the pseudonymization script. Monsana can provide step-by-step support.
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Optional: use the hospital’s own in-house pseudonymization method.
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Data transfer
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Data can be provided in any format (Excel, CSV, PDF, JSON, etc.)
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Example: separate files for reports, lab results, medication, etc.
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Data can be transferred via the hospital’s own server or through the Monsana platform
Quick IT Feasibility Check
Complete this 2-minute feasibility check to see how Monsana Assist fits your infrastructure.
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