Start studies faster
Move from protocol to MCA and budget in minutes, not weeks.
Work With Trace
Turn study documents into a defensible Medicare Coverage Analysis and site budget. In minutes.
Trace reads the study documents, applies Medicare coverage rules, and builds a complete Medicare coverage analysis and site budget — helping your team compress weeks of manual work into minutes.
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What changes with Trace
Faster. Smarter. More human.
Decide with confidence
See documented evidence and sources behind every determination.
Optional, expert human QA
Add expert human QA when you want another layer of confidence.
Negotiate from strength
Uncover hidden costs, coverage gaps, and sponsor obligations before starting negotiations.
Focus on people, not admin
Spend less time on administrative work and more time with investigators, patients, and the people moving research forward.
Why We Built Trace
Study startup shouldn’t take weeks of manual detective work.
Coverage analysis and site budgeting currently requires experienced teams to work through every step by hand.
The expertise is essential. The manual process isn’t.
- Manual review adds weeks to study startup, delaying patient access to trialsd
- Incorrect billing determinations put both reimbursement and compliance at risk
- Overlooked costs can leave sites underfunded before negotiations even begin
- Manual analysis pulls research teams away from the healthcare providers and patients who need them most
Transparent Defensive Analysis
Confidence, Built In.
Duo provides more than an answer. Every coverage determination is grounded in the source material and guidance behind it, allowing teams to see, review, and understand exactly how the analysis was reached.
No black box. Just transparent analysis your team can review, adjust, and stand behind.
- See the rationale behind every coverage determination
- Trace decisions directly to source documents and supporting guidance
- Review the Medicare policies informing the analysis
The Workflow
How it works
Five steps from study documents to a defensible MCA and site budget.
01Upload study documents
Start with your protocol, sponsor budget, CTA, informed consent, and other available study documents.
02Duo analyzes
Duo interprets study requirements and reviews Medicare coverage rules, coding logic, clinical guidelines, and sponsor terms — then delivers coverage and billing determinations backed by evidence your team can see.
03Review and tailor your MCA
Receive a complete, defensible MCA. Review the analysis, and ask our team for expert human QA whenever you want an added layer of confidence.
04Duo builds your budget
Duo translates the MCA and study requirements into a complete site budget using your pricing standards, Medicare-based rates, or both.
05Finalize and negotiate
With your comprehensive budget, move to sponsor negotiations with a clear, defensible starting point.
Human expertise
Expert human support when you want it.
Teams can request expert human QA whenever they want an additional layer of confidence.
Trace pairs AI-powered speed with transparent evidence and optional human expertise -- so your team can move faster without sacrificing confidence.
- AI-powered speed
- Transparent evidence
- Optional human expertise
Move the study forward.
Turn weeks of manual analysis and budgeting into minutes – without sacrificing transparency confidence.
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