• Bioclinica Launches End-to-End Agile Randomization And Trial Supply Management Platform

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | Bioclinica eHealth Solutions division has released the industry’s only purpose-built, end-to-end, configurable randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) software platform.

    May 5, 2017

  • Making Health Information Exchange Work

    Clinical Informatics News | Health information exchanges are intended to make health records accessible where and when patient needs them. Enabling the electronic exchange of records saves time in an emergency with full access to health history, saves money by avoiding redundant tests, and keeps health records secure and accessible in case of disaster. But the very nature of the idea is at the heart of its challenges. Sharing data means getting input and buy-in from multiple stakeholders. It’s healthcare diplomacy at its best.

    May 4, 2017

  • Come Together: The Pistoia Alliance’s Push For Wearable Device Standards In Clinical Trials

    Clinical Informatics News | The lack of standards for wearable devices in life sciences research is an issue that raises concerns for many in the clinical trial space, including the Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D.

    May 3, 2017

  • Quest Diagnostics CIO Harnesses Insights And Technology For Better Healthcare Results

    Forbes |  Quest Diagnostics CIO Lidia Fonseca is a Forbes CIO Innovation Award winner on the strength of the role she has played in developing Quanum, a suite of technology and data analytics solutions offering a better understanding of how the company can provide critical insights in healthcare.

    May 1, 2017

  • Bioclinica, Align Biopharma, Certara, And More: News From April 2017

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the clinical trial and healthcare community including news from Bioclinica, Align Biopharma, Certara, and more.

    Apr 28, 2017

  • Wearables Shaping The Future Of Clinical Trials

    Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | The demand for wearables and sensors in clinical trials is on the rise. By leveraging remote medical devices, there is an opportunity to collect novel endpoints and supplemental data that may improve the regulatory case, make the case for reimbursement more compelling, open up participation to a wider population and/or reduce site visits for patients who may not live close to an investigative site.

    Apr 26, 2017

  • Communication Conundrum: Improving Health Literacy With Technology

    Clinical Informatics News | Will technology create an added barrier for those who struggle to understand health information or bridge the gap between complex science and everyday language?

    Apr 25, 2017

  • Sanofi Sues Mylan Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Marketing Of EpiPen

    STAT |  Sanofi filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that Mylan violated antitrust law by taking steps to thwart its rival from gaining traction in the marketplace.

    Apr 24, 2017

  • FDA Staff Call For Broader Cancer Trial Eligibility Criteria

    BioCentury |  Richard Pazdur, director of FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, called for rational approaches to broadening clinical trial eligibility criteria, including enrolling patients aged under 18 in adult trials, to improve cancer studies by capturing the heterogeneity of patient populations that would use therapies after they are approved.

    Apr 21, 2017

  • Medidata Set To Acquire 2017 Clinical Informatics News Best Practices Award Winner

    Clinical Informatics News | 2017 Best Practices Awards | Medidata will acquire Mytrus, who recently won a Best Practices Award in Patient Data Management at the recent Summit for Clinical Ops Executives. Medidata plans to integrate Enroll, Mytrus’ eConsent solution, into the Medidata Clinical Cloud as part of its ongoing commitment to modernize clinical trials for patients, sites, and sponsors.

    Apr 20, 2017

  • GRAIL Initiates The STRIVE Study To Advance Development Of Blood Tests To Detect Cancer Early

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | GRAIL today announced that it has commenced its second multi-center clinical study, the STRIVE Study, to facilitate the development of GRAIL’s blood tests for early-stage cancer detection.

    Apr 20, 2017

  • Google Offshoot Starts A 10000-Person Study To Plumb Human Biology

    Forbes |  Verily, formerly known as Google Life Sciences, is launching a long-awaited study whose methods may offer a realistic blueprint for how tech could change medicine. But it's also an emblem of how long that transformation will take.

    Apr 20, 2017

  • Cures Act: An Important Mile Marker In The Journey To Treat Disease

    Deloitte |  The recently passed 21st Century Cures Act has the potential to be game changing for the drug and device development and approval process.

    Apr 18, 2017