Before You Sign

7 Questions to Ask before Choosing a Patient Data Vendor

Before you commit to any data vendor, make sure you have clear answers to these seven questions.

Choosing a data partner is one of the highest-stakes decisions your team will make. Gaps in coverage, weak identity matching, and buried usage restrictions rarely show up in a demo — they show up months later, when a trial stalls, a safety signal is missed, or someone else's terms block your use case.

This one-page guide gives you the exact questions to ask before signing, why each one matters, and the answer you should insist on. Print it, bring it to your next vendor conversation, and use it to pressure-test any agreement before you sign.