In this episode of Healthcare Innovation podcast, Dan Housman, CTO and co-founder of Graticule, talks about his journey in the RWE space and how RWE has evolved. Dan highlights how the emergence of open-source and commercial platforms facilitated the evolution of RWE. He reflects on his past experiences in the RWE space that started with building research data warehouses to support health systems with research projects & quality improvement initiatives.
Recognizing the challenges of data access and privacy, Dan co-founded Graticule to support real-world studies requiring hard-to-access data such as free text notes, imaging data, and genetic data. Dan briefly talks about Graticule’s three main solution areas: Study Source, Patient Finder, and EHR to EDC Integrator. Dan emphasizes Graticule’s strategy of partnering with health systems and emerging data vendors, enabling them to navigate complex areas such as contracting, IRB approval, protocol development, and other intricacies that larger consulting firms often avoid due to regulatory limitations.
The podcast features the intriguing aspects of Graticule’s latest offering, the Graticule Patient Finder, which utilizes retrospective data to develop predictive models. The patient finder tool enables the prioritization of targeted patients by stratifying patient populations. Dan emphasizes that Graticule Patient Finder is a blend of technology and process innovation where the key focus is on the effective implementation and adoption of the tool at various points of care. Towards the end, Dan also discusses the significance of patient-finding algorithms for life science companies and the possible emergence of a new class of population health tools that payors could support.