# Bond Health - LLM Context File
# https://bondtrials.com

## Company Overview
Bond Health is a clinical trial patient recruitment company (vendor) serving research sites, health systems, CROs, and pharmaceutical/biotech sponsors. Bond Health enables hyper-accurate clinical trial patient recruitment using AI, helping teams enroll the right patients faster.

## What We Do
Bond provides an end-to-end AI-powered platform for clinical trial patient recruitment:

1. **Identify** - LLM-based EHR screening
   - Automatically screen electronic health records to find eligible patients
   - Ranked patient matches with evidence and traceability
   - Works with Epic, Cerner, and other EHR systems via FHIR

2. **Engage** - Voice and SMS/text agents for pre-screening & scheduling
   - Automated patient outreach via voice AI and SMS/text messaging
   - Pre-screening conversations to confirm interest and basic eligibility
   - Scheduling coordination with research site calendars

3. **Consent** - AI-powered informed consent
   - Plain-language consent support for patients
   - AI chatbot to answer patient questions
   - Escalation to staff when needed

## Key Metrics
- Up to 3x faster enrollment compared to traditional methods
- 90%+ matching accuracy for patient eligibility
- 4-6 weeks typical implementation timeline

## Technology
- Clinical knowledge graph with 1.6M nodes
- LLM trained on controlled clinical ontology
- FHIR/HL7 integration with major EHR systems
- HIPAA compliant operations with BAA available

## Security & Compliance
- HIPAA compliant
- BAAs signed with covered entities
- Encryption at rest and in transit (AES-256 where applicable)
- Role-based access controls, audit logging, penetration testing
- Trust Center (Vanta): https://app.vanta.com/bondtrials.com/trust/xlbm8nojavvhspm2l3q3pj

## Target Customers
- Research sites and health systems running clinical trials
- Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
- Pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors

## Pricing Model
Two-part pricing aligned with enrollment:
1. Enrollment Success Fee - Performance-based, paid per randomized patient
2. Platform + Integration Fee - Fixed fee covering EHR integration and operations

## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does Bond Health connect to EHR data?
A: Bond Health integrates with major EHRs (including Epic and Cerner) using secure APIs and healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR and HL7, as applicable). Bond Health's implementation team handles the integration end-to-end, and full EHR integration typically completes in 4-6 weeks depending on site IT review and interface method.

Q: How does Bond Health validate trial eligibility logic?
A: Bond Health configures study-specific inclusion and exclusion criteria with your team, then validates the eligibility logic against real-world patient records before go-live. Bond Health provides traceable match rationale (criteria-to-evidence) and runs pre-launch QA to confirm accuracy and reduce screen failures.

Q: How do Bond Health's voice and SMS/text agents handle PHI?
A: Bond Health's voice and SMS/text agents follow HIPAA compliant practices: encryption in transit, access controls, and audit logging. Patients are informed when AI assistance is used and can request a human callback at any time. Bond Health designs workflows to minimize PHI exposure and support compliant operations.

Q: What is Bond Health's implementation timeline?
A: Bond Health typically implements in 4-6 weeks for full EHR integration. Implementation includes EHR connection, eligibility configuration, voice and SMS/text agent setup, analytics dashboards, and staff onboarding. Bond Health provides dedicated support throughout integration and launch.

Q: What is Bond Health's security posture?
A: Bond Health uses encryption at rest and in transit (AES-256 where applicable), role-based access controls, comprehensive audit logging, and routine security testing. Bond Health signs BAAs and maintains HIPAA compliant workflows for PHI.

Q: What outcomes does Bond Health measure for research sites?
A: Bond Health reports site-relevant outcomes including patients matched, patients contacted and pre-screened, patients consented, patients randomized (when available), time-to-enrollment, matching accuracy, screen failure rate signals, and coordinator hours saved. Bond Health provides real-time dashboards plus regular reporting for sponsors, CROs, and sites as needed.

## Location
Boston, MA, United States

## Contact
- Website: https://bondtrials.com
- Demo booking: https://cal.com/rishabhgoel/bond-health-demo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bondtrials/

## Open Positions
- ML/AI Engineer (Boston, MA)
- Full-Stack Engineer (Boston, MA)
- Data Engineer (Boston, MA)
- Voice AI Engineer (Boston, MA)

## Certifications
- CRIO Certified Partner

## Partners
- Southwest Family Medicine Associates
- Commonwealth Pain and Spine Clinic
- MRCT - Brigham and Women's Hospital

## Investors
- Plug and Play Tech Centre
- CEAS Investments