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The Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) is a collaborative research organization that is improving outcomes for transplant patients around the world. Its studies use sophisticated statistical techniques and the power of large numbers to deal with the most timely and pressing issues in cellular therapy.
CIBMTR provides a unique resource of information and expertise to the medical and scientific community, with data from more than 700,000 patients, 1,900 publications, and approximately 200 ongoing studies and clinical trials.
The organization’s previous website was an outdated, 300+ page SharePoint public site that lacked search functionality – a major detriment considering its commitment to serve as a premier data and resource solution. Looking to improve its user experience, CIBMTR turned to the team at Northwoods for our deep expertise in website development and complex data management.
CIBMTR's new filtering capabilities
Titan CMS connects to the Salesforce environment on a scheduled basis, retrieves the latest information, and updates data directly in Titan CMS. For example, when a new publication is imported into Titan CMS, it automatically appears on its own page and is available to filter and find from the Publication search page.
Salesforce data is also used to organize and profile related content, such as committee details and publications. On the back end, these related datasets include an available list of committees and relevant publications that are populated as lookup fields sourced from corresponding Salesforce data.
Northwoods’ efforts have provided CIBMTR with a powerful tool that transforms complex data into a highly useful interface. Visitors to the site can access the most accurate, relevant, and comprehensive research data available with related content at their fingertips.
Partnering with Northwoods for our website was a strategic decision that went far beyond a simple website facelift – and it has paid off! Our business in healthcare data analytics is complex and can be exceptionally difficult to navigate, which often makes it problematic to present the information in a cohesive and meaningful way. Northwoods took those challenges head-on and developed a solution which not only provides a superior end-user experience, but also created an elegant back-end environment which allows for easy maintenance and scalability. The end-users are incredibly happy with the advanced search and filtering capabilities of the website, which in turn drives more user engagement. Meanwhile, the IT support team is equally excited about the back-end automation for its ease of use and vast improvement in speed, accuracy, and timeliness over our previous website. Partnering with Northwoods was the right choice for CIBMTR, they solved the problems with our public site and they made us look good while doing it. – Thomas “TAD” Degen, BI & Data Solutions Architect, CIBMTR
Partnering with Northwoods for our website was a strategic decision that went far beyond a simple website facelift – and it has paid off! Our business in healthcare data analytics is complex and can be exceptionally difficult to navigate, which often makes it problematic to present the information in a cohesive and meaningful way. Northwoods took those challenges head-on and developed a solution which not only provides a superior end-user experience, but also created an elegant back-end environment which allows for easy maintenance and scalability.
The end-users are incredibly happy with the advanced search and filtering capabilities of the website, which in turn drives more user engagement. Meanwhile, the IT support team is equally excited about the back-end automation for its ease of use and vast improvement in speed, accuracy, and timeliness over our previous website. Partnering with Northwoods was the right choice for CIBMTR, they solved the problems with our public site and they made us look good while doing it.
– Thomas “TAD” Degen, BI & Data Solutions Architect, CIBMTR
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