How Research Works

Overview
How It Works
Data Sources & Timing
Providing Feedback In Research
Important To Remember
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Overview

This article describes how Research is generated, from data collection through delivery, and explains where the underlying data comes from.

Process of Producing a Research Card

Research cards are produced through a structured six-step process:

Data Collection: Your NPI-tied real-world data is attributed to you.
Data Validation & Preparation: Incoming data from you and thousands of peers goes through quality review prior to calculations.
Standardization: Raw data is mapped to a consistent model to ensure codes, categories, and identifiers are interpreted correctly.
Pattern Analysis: Data is analyzed within your peer group and clinical area to identify patterns, trends, and signals.
Prioritization & Relevance Filtering: Research is designed to be actionable, typically 1-2 steps from a clinical decision.
Output & Delivery: Cards appear within the Research tab. Deeper dives display the finding, background, supporting evidence, limitations, follow-up, and references.

Research Structure

Each Research article contains the following sections:

Reading Guide: Contains the date posted, topic pill, and reference markers ([1] for literature, [a] for data analysis).
Study Design: Highlights the type of analysis, data sources, patient count (N), and time period.
Key Finding: A summary of key points, data breakdowns, and clinical context.
Background: Relevant disease data, clinical definitions, and current guidelines.
Supporting Evidence: Detailed paragraphs with numerical specifics and trend analyses.
Limitations: A table highlighting research constraints and why the findings still hold.
Follow-up: Bulleted suggestions for applying findings to practice.
References: Dropdown tabs for Definitions, Literature, and Data Evidence.

Data Sources & Timing

Where The Data Comes From

Medical claims data attributed to your NPI
De-identified peer data used for comparison

How Often It Updates

New Research cards are produced on a weekly basis.

Providing Feedback In Research

Your feedback on Research articles helps Jiro understand where Research is performing as intended and where improvements can be made. Use the following steps to provide feedback on a Research article:

Click on a Research card to enter the drill-down view. The thumbs-up and thumbs-down feedback icons are below the title and to the right of the posted on date and content type pill.
Select the thumbs-up or thumbs-down icon to give feedback on Research content.
After choosing a feedback icon, the "Tell us more" window will open along with an optional text box. Any additional information you choose to provide helps improve Jiro over time.

Submitting feedback does not directly impact your Research or remove articles that you flagged. Patterns across user submissions are reviewed on a regular basis to improve Jiro.

Important To Remember

Claims data has an inherent lag, typically around 6 months. Research reflects historical activity rather than real-time clinical practice. Recent activity may have gaps that could affect the Research’s scope or direction.
Feedback does not immediately impact your Research page, but patterns across submissions are used to improve Jiro