• China cracks down on fake data in drug trials

    Nature News & Comment |  Researchers and manufacturers face possible jail time - or execution - for fraudulent submissions to nation's drug agency.

    May 11, 2017

  • How Effective Are Study Startup Regulations?

    Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | An operational approach to protocol amendments helps ensure document completeness and lineage. Cloud-based technology built to aggregate data from multiple sources can provide transparency into study startup status in real time, making compliance more achievable.

    May 11, 2017

  • Keeping Track: DrugDev’s Golden Number

    Clinical Informatics News | 2017 Best Practices Awards | DrugDev, a Pennsylvania-based clinical technologies company, is using their unique identifier, the DrugDev Golden Number, to help pharmaceutical companies and CROs identify locations and personnel for clinical trials by providing universal identifiers across all available data sources.

    May 10, 2017

  • It’s About Time: Quality Management Systems

    Clinical Informatics News | It’s About Time | Norman Goldfarb speaks with Lee Truax-Bellows, President & CEO of Norwich Clinical Research Associates, about advancing the practice of clinical research by standardizing best practices in incremental steps, starting with a Quality Management System approach.

    May 8, 2017

  • 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