USE CASE

OncoAlly

A FiferWORK+Expert Application

500,000-case backlog meets 40% productivity improvement. 80% improvement expected at scale.

OncoAlly to automates and streamlines the case abstraction process, transforming unstructured medical notes and data into structured, research-ready data.

Problem

Oncology Data Specialists at the VA play a critical role in converting unstructured clinical encounters into structured research data. But at 2 hours per case and a 500,000-case backlog, the current manual process can’t keep pace—delaying research, straining staff, and putting data quality at risk.

Solution

OncoAlly automates and streamlines the case abstraction process. It reviews clinical notes, follows natural language coding guidance, and creates research-ready structured data in the registry—handling transcription between systems and quality-checking its own work.

Impact

Early testing showed 40% improvement in productivity, with that figure anticipated to rise to 80% when cases are batch-processed. High-quality data gets into the registries faster, accelerating research and improving outcomes for veterans.

40%
40% improved productivity
80%
80% improved productivity expected at scale
100%
Accuracy quality maintained

Human Agent

99.5%
Accuracy
100%
Productivity

OncoAlly

99.5%
140%