CASE STUDIES - Research Company

Large Research Company needing to retrieve chart level information for large Phase IV Pharmacovigilence Trial

Project Specifics:

• Review of 725 medical charts • Medical Charts located in over 1500 different physician practices • Physician Practices located in 7 different states

Goals:

• Research company is working with a pharma company client looking to research the treatment of cancer with a particular chemotherapeutic agent

TTM’s Process:

• TTM works with Research Company to develop an efficient data collection instrument that can best collect information from charts based on the protocol goal • TTM project logistics staff verifies chart locations and schedules chart review or chart scanning • TTM medical chart specialists scan chart information • TTM trained nurses review charts and abstract appropriate information • TTM Project managers QA each data collection form prior to scanning and validating in electronic database • TTM research manager cleans database and prepares for submission to Research Company.

Impact & Outcome for TTM Client:

• Research company able to use detailed chart based information to provide further insight to pharmaceutical company client • Research company able to validate administrative database research with outcome information from charts • Pharmaceutical company receives a more comprehensive research report inclusive of chart level data