Open Claims data for Clinical Trial Feasibility
July 22, 2025
Open claims data is underused in clinical trial feasibility.
We talk a lot about EMR data for protocol design; but open claims offers something different: scale, speed, and signal.
You can spot:
- Zip-level density of patients with fragmented care
- Ethnic concentration to guide diversity strategies
- Prior treatment patterns to test feasibility for lines of therapy
This isn’t just modeling. It’s patient geography + therapy gaps.
When mapped correctly, this data helps trial teams:
- Prioritize sites near real clusters of disease
- Set inclusion criteria that reflect real-world care
- Build diversity plans aligned with FDA guidance
It's knowing what claims tells you and what it wouldn't.
It won’t give you lab values or clinical nuance. But paired with EMR, it gives you unmatched coverage and context.
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