Comprehend Systems, Merge Healthcare in eClinical Alliance

Comprehend Systems has entered a partnership with Merge Healthcare’s eClinical Solutions division to integrate Comprehend Clinical with Merge’s eClinical OS to enable Merge’s customers to gain insights into end-to-end clinical and operational data. 
 
Merge’s eClinical OS offers a cloud-based clinical trial platform with real-time data visualization and analysis tools aimed at creating streamlined and cost-efficient visibility into trial data. Merge will now be able to provide its customers with data insights and reporting powered by Comprehend. 
 
Comprehend Clinical enables end-to-end awareness across all systems in order to allow sponsors and CROs to make real-time decisions quickly and easily, without having to transfer data or implement additional analytics or business intelligence tools, according to the company. Comprehend Clinical will now be available via Merge’s self-service portal, enabling executives, data managers, study managers, clinical operations, biostatisticians, monitors and others to access all of their clinical and operational data.
 
“To ensure trials run safely and effectively, sponsors and CROs today need better access into all clinical data, but with the growing number of different systems and studies in play at any given time, that’s proven to be a costly and time-consuming endeavor,” said Zaher El-Assi, general manager of Merge eClinical. “Comprehend is the only company to address this issue with a cloud-based solution that can provide study teams with insights, visualizations and reports derived from data across any and all systems.”
 
“Merge’s approach to evolving the clinical research industry through cloud-based technology aligns well with our strategy to put data at researchers’ fingertips so they’re able to make faster, safer and more intelligent decisions about their trials,” said Rick Morrison, chief executive officer of Comprehend Systems. “By seamlessly integrating Comprehend Clinical with eClinical OS, Merge has demonstrated its commitment to meeting a critical demand among sponsors and CROs and providing the highest level of support and insight to customers.”