{"id":45471,"date":"2022-01-27T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arisglobal.com\/?p=45471"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:00:46","slug":"select-automated-drug-safety-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arisglobal.com\/blogs\/select-automated-drug-safety-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Select an Automated Drug Safety Platform in Three Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your team\u2019s workload grows by the day. The\u00a0volume\u00a0of\u00a0Safety cases you\u2019re managing\u00a0increases\u00a0significantly\u00a0every year. All the same, the internal pressure to save the organization time and money is mounting.\u00a0Automation\u00a0has never been more pivotal to the success of Safety teams like yours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not\u00a0enough to have a dedicated\u00a0drug\u00a0safety\u00a0solution<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>IDC estimates<\/span><\/a>\u00a0case volumes are growing 30-50% each year,\u00a0driven by multiple factors, including the rise of new digital reporting channels and more treatments for complex diseases.\u00a0In response to this pressure,\u00a0more and more organizations are turning to automation to\u00a0manage\u00a0growing\u00a0case volumes\u00a0while driving\u00a0operational and financial efficiency.\u00a0Automation provides the path\u00a0forward.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The benefits of automation go beyond increased efficiency,\u00a0providing additional benefits like increased data quality, greater process consistency, and the\u00a0opportunity to shift resources toward higher value initiatives.\u00a0From robotic\u00a0process automation (RPA)\u00a0to\u00a0artificial intelligence (AI)\u00a0and\u00a0machine learning (ML), automation eliminates\u00a0repetitive tasks from employees\u2019\u00a0workloads\u00a0and\u00a0empowers employees to make better\u00a0<\/span>decisions faster via AI-powered insights<\/span><\/a>. Automation provides organizations with the potential to transform Safety from a\u00a0cost center to a strategic pillar of innovation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to\u00a0upgrade your Safety system<\/a> to one with robust automation capabilities, you\u2019re not alone:\u00a0leading\u00a0biopharmas\u00a0are aggressively investing in\u00a0case management\u00a0automation, and\u00a0<\/span>74% of organizations across the life sciences industry<\/span><\/a>\u00a0say\u00a0that the opportunity to have automated safety signal detection and risk management would be beneficial or even\u00a0game-changing.\u00a0Even the\u00a0<\/span>world\u2019s biggest regulators<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are adopting automation technology.\u00a0As you evaluate\u00a0automated Safety\u00a0solutions<\/a>, here are three major\u00a0elements\u00a0you should\u00a0consider.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

1. <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Focus on a drug safety platform provider<\/a> who is an expert in both drug safety and technology<\/h2>\n

Some companies\u00a0are\u00a0experts\u00a0in life sciences and\u00a0understand\u00a0drug\u00a0safety\u00a0operations inside and out. Others are technology\u00a0experts, nimbly crafting and training\u00a0best-in-class\u00a0intelligent\u00a0automation.\u00a0However,\u00a0very few\u00a0are both.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Safety operations and case management\u00a0is\u00a0highly specialized. The\u00a0entire system must be carefully built to manage the\u00a0distinct\u00a0needs of\u00a0a Safety team, and the automation\u00a0embedded into\u00a0best practice\u00a0workflows for\u00a0compliant\u00a0case management. In some\u00a0instances,\u00a0a software provider may\u00a0start with\u00a0an\u00a0established\u00a0Safety solution\u00a0and\u00a0later add\u00a0automation\u00a0capabilities, but\u00a0fail to integrate the two. If the automation functionality is not built\u00a0within the\u00a0platform but\u00a0rather\u00a0tacked on as a feature,\u00a0the\u00a0\u201csolution\u201d becomes\u00a0cumbersome\u00a0and\u00a0ill-equipped to handle industry-specific processes,\u00a0potentially requiring\u00a0a human touch to move from process to process.\u00a0Teams without end-to-end automation miss out on the additional gains that come from automating tasks that are deeper within the case management workflows.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ideal\u00a0Safety\u00a0technology<\/a> vendor is one\u00a0with\u00a0a wealth of\u00a0safety\u00a0industry experience and a track record of\u00a0expertise and in-house\u00a0investment in automation technology.\u00a0Both are critical\u00a0to\u00a0building a\u00a0reliably automated Safety system.\u00a0Companies without Safety experience lack\u00a0an\u00a0intimate understanding of complex\u00a0and nuanced Safety workflows\u00a0\u2013 something these vendors may underestimate or rely on your organization to train them on.\u00a0At the same time,\u00a0you\u2019ll want to seek out in-house automation expertise, because it\u2019s required to identify the right tasks to automate,\u00a0to choose\u00a0the technology best suited to handle those tasks, and to deliver that automation seamlessly in a Safety solution.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few signs that the technology vendor you\u2019re investigating is industry-trusted with reliable automation capabilities:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n