EPIC EMR Expedited Implementation Puts Clinical Research on the Fast-track

In clinical research, EMR access is foundational—but EMR integration timelines often create bottlenecks that delay study activation, site readiness, and patient recruitment. Lengthy technical deployments, especially within large hospital systems using platforms like Epic Systems, can create weeks or months of lag before clinical trial teams can even begin feasibility assessments.

That’s why BEKhealth has made expedited EPIC EMR implementation for clinical research a core part of its delivery model. In this case study, a major hospital network partnered with BEKhealth to rapidly deploy its AI-powered platform within their existing Epic infrastructure—allowing the research team to identify eligible patients, assess protocol feasibility, and engage physicians in record time.

Within just days, the hospital site was fully integrated and able to query structured and unstructured EMR data for trial-matching purposes—without disrupting clinical workflows. What typically takes weeks of technical back-and-forth was replaced by a tailored, compliant deployment strategy that brought immediate visibility into real-world patient cohorts.

Research supports the value of this approach. A 2024 systematic review published in PMC found that “EHR data integration improves clinical trial feasibility and efficiency in recruitment, screening, data collection, and trial design.” Similarly, a Clinical Research in Cardiology review concluded that “EHRs may potentially be used to assess study feasibility, to facilitate patient recruitment, and streamline data collection.”

BEKhealth’s implementation not only enabled all of the above—but did so faster than the sponsor thought possible. The outcome: accelerated startup timelines, real-time feasibility, and a model that empowers both hospital systems and sponsors to move with precision and speed.

Download our full case study to learn how BEKhealth sets a new benchmark for EMR deployment in clinical trials.