One Year of Aetion® Discover: Driving Innovation in Real-World Evidence Generation

Real-world data (RWD) presents significant complexities that require solutions that blend scientific rigor with operational efficiency. Aetion® Discover, a new application powered by the Aetion Evidence Platform®, transforms exploratory research by uniting differentiated datasets into clear and reproducible decision-grade evidence. Designed for healthcare analysts and decision-makers in market access, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), and commercial teams, Discover integrates advanced analytics, and intuitive visualization to rapidly answer the critical questions shaping the healthcare industry.

Aetion Discover: Simplifying RWD Analysis

Aetion Discover is a next-generation application that streamlines how healthcare teams explore and analyze RWD. Its visual-first interface simplifies complex tasks like evaluating treatment patterns, identifying cost drivers, and analyzing population subgroups—all while upholding the highest standards of scientific rigor. Purpose-built for healthcare research, Discover transforms intricate data into actionable evidence, empowering confident, meaningful decisions.

Key Features of Aetion Discover

Effortless Workflows for Faster Insights

Streamline your RWD analysis with pre-built, easy-to-use workflows designed to save time and reduce complexity:

• Pre-Built Workflows: Leverage ready-to-use measures for common tasks like assessing treatment adherence and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), reducing setup time and ensuring consistency.
• Customizable Parameters: Adjust key settings, such as timeframes or cohort definitions, to fit specific research objectives without compromising efficiency.
• Streamlined Collaboration: Enable teams to duplicate study workflows and share configurations easily, minimizing redundancy and ensuring alignment across research phases.

Visual-First Interface for Clear Insights

Simplify the interpretation of complex data with advanced visual capabilities designed to enhance clarity and precision:

• Automated Visuals for Every Query: Auto-generate bar charts, line graphs, and tables that adapt seamlessly to diverse analytical needs, uncovering trends, cost distributions, and treatment patterns. 
• Interactive Dashboards: Analyze data dynamically with real-time exploration and drill-down capabilities to uncover critical findings.

Validated Measures and Outcomes for Consistent Evidence

Drive efficient and reliable evidence generation with features purpose-built for precision and consistency:

• 1,500+ Pre-Built Measures Across Therapeutic Areas: Dive into querying the data by using Discover’s pre-built algorithms to define key concepts like diagnoses, drug therapies, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), delivering standardized, accurate insights.
• 15+ Outcomes: Address critical research objectives with an extensive range of metrics, including incidence rates, cost analyses, and time-to-event evaluations, ensuring meaningful and comprehensive results across diverse study needs.
• Consistent and Reproducible Outputs: Produce defensible, high-quality evidence aligned with global standards, enabling confidence in decision-making and supporting a wide array of research applications.

2024 Q4 Enhancements 

Population Instance Rates 

Introduced in late 2024, this feature expands Discover’s capabilities to deliver precise insights into disease incidence:

• Track New Cases: Quantify the incidences of specific conditions or drug therapies within defined timeframes, offering a clearer understanding of disease burden and treatment effectiveness.
• Tailored Settings for Flexibility: Configure washout periods and calendar timeframes to meet specific research goals, ensuring alignment with real-world scenarios and study precision.
• Versatile Output Formats: Display rates and proportions with bar plots, line graphs, tables, and more – enabling comprehensive visualization and deeper insights for better decision-making.

Smart Risk Profiling

Released in December 2024, this feature automates the identification of high-risk subgroups for targeted interventions:

• Risk-Based Subgroups: Categorize populations based on risk of procedures, healthcare utilization, and costs to pinpoint high-risk groups effectively.
• Low-Risk Subgroups:  Identify populations where treatments are effectively controlling costs and healthcare utilization, providing insights into the most efficient and impactful use of resources.
• Top Risk Drivers: Identify primary contributors to healthcare costs, supporting strategic planning and resource allocation.

Advanced Subgroup Analysis

Achieve greater precision in subgroup analysis with these advanced capabilities:

• Smart Subgroups: Automatically detect meaningful population differences to support granular analysis.
• AetionAI Smart Subgroup Interpreter: Leverage conversational AI to dynamically interact with and query data, uncovering nuanced patterns and trends in patient subgroups to drive precise, data-informed decisions. 
• Custom Subgroup Management: Organize and refine subgroup data efficiently, simplifying analysis and reporting workflows.

Streamlined Research Workflows

Enhance operational efficiency and simplify research processes with these usability features:

• Multi-Cohort Analysis: Conduct simultaneous analyses within the same population across distinct groups, streamlining comparative research and delivering robust insights.
• Custom Study Workflow Duplication: Replicate studies to reduce redundancy and optimize timelines.
• Seamless Integration Across Aetion Applications: Transition effortlessly between Discover and Substantiate for a unified and cohesive research experience.

Elevating Healthcare Teams with Aetion Discover

Aetion Discover supports diverse healthcare teams at every stage of evidence generation:

• HEOR Analysts: Deliver high-quality, reproducible evidence tailored to health technology assessments (HTA) and payer requirements, supporting effective reimbursement strategies.
• Market Access Leaders: Develop payer-aligned insights that enhance pricing strategies and promote access transparency.
• Commercial Teams: Strengthen planning and engagement efforts with independent, evidence-based insights that boost competitive positioning.
• HTA/Payer Teams: Leverage validated data to support discussions on pricing, reimbursement, and value-based contracting.
• Population Health Management Teams: Conduct in-depth analyses to identify target populations for clinical interventions and payer-led programs, such as disease management.
• Field-Based Teams: Deliver compelling, data-driven presentations that build trust and foster alignment with key stakeholders.

Redefine Evidence, Deliver Impact

Aetion Discover revolutionizes real-world data analysis with visual-first workflows, advanced analytics, and streamlined usability. From uncovering cost drivers to analyzing treatment patterns and identifying critical population trends, Discover equips healthcare leaders with the clarity, speed, and efficiency needed to address today’s most pressing challenges. Designed to accelerate decision-grade evidence generation, Aetion Discover drives impactful decisions that shape the future of healthcare innovation.

Schedule your consultation today and discover how Discover can transform your approach to evidence generation.