Synopsis: This article discusses the challenges preventing community hospitals and their patients from engaging in clinical research. It shares strategies for how community hospitals and life sciences organizations can address these challenges to drive more inclusive clinical research and pave the way for more effective treatments that benefit a wider range of patients.
Details:
Advancing health equity is top of mind for healthcare leaders, but making meaningful progress is easier said than done. In addition to the difficulties patients face, the challenge of patient inclusion is tied to the broader issue of hospital inclusion: community hospitals with diverse populations often lack the resources or opportunity to conduct clinical trials.
Our new article discusses the challenges preventing community hospitals and their patients from engaging in clinical research. It also shares strategies for how community hospitals and life sciences organizations can address these challenges to drive more inclusive clinical research.
With the right partnerships and strategies, hospitals can reduce health disparities, improve treatment access, and develop treatments that improve health outcomes for patients of all backgrounds.
This article is for:
- Pharmaceutical leaders looking for strategies to advance health equity
- Community hospital research directors looking for more opportunities to include their patient populations in clinical research
- Study sponsors at life sciences organizations who want to improve diversity among research participants
