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| Clinical site employees are dealing with more tech vendors than ever before, consuming time that should be spent running the study, working with study volunteers and keeping them safe. |
by Laurie Meehan
Social Media Manager
Polaris Compliance Consultants, Inc.
“I can’t get the IWRS to assign a kit number.”
“My ECG reports take forever to come back from the Core Lab.”
“The eCRF won’t let me create a new subject.”
“This stupid machine is blinking an error code again.”
Sound familiar? Sprinkle in some colorful adjectives and it probably does -- these problems are common enough at clinical research sites. Equipment and systems have become increasingly technical and specialized, and study site staff has had to contend with more technology than ever before. And because of the proliferation of niche vendors who provide the new tech, sites have had to deal with more vendors than ever before, too.