Ontada®, a McKesson business dedicated to oncology real-world data and evidence, clinical education, and point of care technologies, announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft to utilize Azure AI, including Azure OpenAI Service, to help efficiently process more than 150 million unstructured oncology document components. This collaboration will significantly improve the ability for Ontada to extract valuable clinical information. This effort, which utilizes the Batch API from Azure OpenAI Service, will allow for enhanced data quality, accuracy, and the construction of a richer view of the patient journey, ultimately strengthening the quality and rigor of important data that can help to inform and improve patient outcomes and enhance the quality of oncology care.
“Our strategic collaboration with Microsoft enables us to extend the boundaries of artificial intelligence-driven oncology research by generating meaningful and actionable data at unprecedented scale and speed,” said Christine Davis, President, Ontada. “This innovative approach empowers us to deliver comprehensive and real-world data about the patient’s journey, and enhanced patient outcomes through personalized treatment.”
One of the challenges healthcare systems face today is that as much as 80% of vital data remains unstructured, with the data in the form of clinical notes, lab tests, medical images, sensor readings, genomics, and operational and financial data. Given the enormity of processing these data, an estimated 97% of this information goes unanalyzed or unused. The Ontada Data Science team has deployed Large Language Models (LLMs) targeting close to 100 critical oncology data elements across 39 cancer types.
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“Our collaboration with Ontada is providing critical insights into the full capabilities of Microsoft Azure AI and its potential to exponentially increase their computing power and process this valuable data at scale,” said Tyler Bryson, Corporate Vice President, US Health & Public Sector Industries, Microsoft. “Working closely with the Ontada team, Azure AI has significantly improved Ontada’s ability to extract valuable data and clinical information quickly and efficiently. As we continue to evolve our cutting-edge technology, we look forward to working with Ontada to further enhance the quality of the real-world data they are able to generate.”
Ontada’s collaboration with Microsoft is an example of its continual investment in building a sustainable and scalable data platform for customers. Ontada’s ON.GenuityTM platform combines innovative AI with its sophisticated common data model to generate robust real-world data with clinical depth from its proprietary electronic health record, iKnowMed, across the entire patient journey.
SOURCE: Businesswire