Natera and PicnicHealth are partnering to conduct innovative research that aims to better understand how colorectal cancer affects real people like you. Understanding more about colorectal cancer in the real-world can help address important questions that could improve the future quality of care.
As part of this partnership, PicnicHealth will provide access to your complete medical history by collecting, digitizing, and encrypting all of your medical records, from all of your doctors and healthcare professionals (e.g., lab technicians). The Signatera test is a cell-free DNA test produced by Natera. It uses a blood sample to help monitor and detect colorectal cancer progression through molecular residual disease (MRD) assessment and recurrence monitoring. This increases the ability to identify and treat colorectal cancer earlier, potentially improving management strategies and the overall quality of care. Signing up for this study will take less than 15 minutes and may help improve outcomes for future colorectal cancer patients.
We collect your medical records for you and researchers.
Access your records from anywhere. Share your full medical history instantly with your family or doctors.
By participating in this PicnicHealth and Natera study, we’ll collect and organize your complete medical history for free.
Your private data stays that way. We are HIPAA compliant and use 256-bit military grade encryption.
Get all of your records in one place.
By sharing your medical journey, you can help improve the journey for others in the future.
Using your real-world information allows researchers to improve care faster, without extra visits from you.
Researchers only get de-identified data points, not any of your personal information.
Contribute your records to help advance colorectal cancer research.
How it works
Sign up, review the consent form, share the names of your doctors and healthcare providers, and answer a few basic questions.
PicnicHealth compiles and anonymizes your medical records.
Researchers use this real-world data to advance ongoing colorectal cancer research.
Your medical information, secure.
As a patient-centered company, PicnicHealth values your privacy and security. We protect your information by using end-to-end encryption and abiding by HIPAA compliant practices.
PicnicHealth will ask for your consent before sharing any information with any partners. Select identifying information may be shared with select, qualified Natera researchers. Any personally identifying information will be removed from your records before sharing with any other researchers.
We do not send researchers redacted medical records. Instead, we share de-identified datasets that are structured with only the information needed for research.
PicnicHealth uses an IRB (Institutional Review Board) to protect and act in the best interest of our volunteers.
PicnicHealth research principles
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews our studies to ensure participants are well informed and are opting in willingly.
De-identified medical data sets are free for qualified academic, non-commercial use.
You make the choice to proactively opt in. We’ll never share your information without consent.
If you decide you'd rather not participate in research anymore, no problem.
