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Reduce the Burden on Clinical Trial Sites

Optum®’s Digital Research Network (DRN) is a multi-specialty network of participating provider sites with access to over 48M patients and 1,500 investigators.

Ease clinical trial burden

The clinical operations team at Optum Life Sciences works with DRN members to evaluate clinical trial participation opportunities and supports site staff so that trials run more efficiently.  

Bring patient care and clinical research closer

Participation in clinical trials can offer new care options to patients, elevate a site’s reputation for innovative care, enhance a physician’s stature and bring in revenue. However, participation in clinical trials also creates an administrative burden on site staff. Optum’s DRN combines data and technology to ease the burden of trial disruption and find eligible patients.

Key benefits

Here are the features and benefits of our Digital Research Network.

Save time executing trials

Gain access to clinical research tools and technology that help relieve the burden of manual trial processes, allowing for accelerated patient enrollment and efficient data management.

Improve patient care

Integrate care delivery and provide research as a care option so patients can participate in trials from their usual medical practice setting and have access to cutting-edge investigational treatment.

Potential to maximize revenue

Increase research opportunities through access to industry-sponsored (pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device) clinical research.

Complementary solutions

Enhance Clinical Trial Design and Performance

Modernize your approach to protocol design and patient finding.

Optimize Feasibility and Protocol Development

Build, explore and refine patient cohorts with our Prospector® Data Mining Studio.

Streamline Data Collection in Clinical Trials

Improve regulatory-grade data collection with Optum True Source and ease clinical trial site burden.

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