What is the purpose of PicnicHealth studies?
Our goal is to power the next wave of breakthroughs in treating challenging diseases. Medical records document what living with the disease is really like and how treatment options work in the real world, all without needing to enroll people in large, invasive clinical trials. When combined with other patient records, we can begin to understand what diagnosis, care, and progression look like for populations like never before.
Can medical records really help with research?
Medical records tell a story of what’s actually happening when doctors see patients and can be really helpful for understanding how care is delivered in the real world. They also contain a lot of information about how you experience disease—your symptoms, health status, and treatments. Putting all of this information together for a diverse group of people will allow the scientific community to see patterns that no one doctor can see on his or her own.