RTI International invests in healthcare technology companies b.well Connected Health and BEKhealth
Summary
Nonprofit research institute RTI International announced two new collaborations and equity investments with b.well Connected Health, a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) enabled digital platform that unifies fragmented healthcare data and services into personalized digital experiences, and BEKhealth, an AI-powered chart abstraction and patient-matching platform that integrates electronic health records (EHR) data to optimize feasibility and rapidly identify clinically qualified participants for clinical research.The new partnerships align with the RTI Health Solutions business units strategic initiative to leverage technology and data to maximize impact on patient outcomes. Through these partnerships, RTI will be able to connect real-time, real-world data with patient-provided insights to illuminate the full picture of the patient experience and patient journey with the goal of improving healthcare decision making.Additional potential outcomes include the ability to build longitudinal data assets, accelerate study timelines, drive cost efficiencies in client engagements and deliver expanded and innovative new study designs.Our strategic partnership with RTI International introduces a new approach to research in the pharma and life sciences industry," said Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health. "With recent regulations granting all Americans access to their medical data, we have an exciting pathway to expedite recruitment and broaden research populations, all directed by consumers. The institutes investments in b.well Connected Health and BEKhealth add to its development portfolio spanning domains including technology-enabled clinical and epidemiological, real-world research, including but not limited to precision medicine, healthcare analytics, patient engagement solutions, population health and diagnostic testing.About RTI InternationalRTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approachone that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.