Competitive buzzwords in EDC companies
We recently did a presentation to a person at one of the big 4 pharma. His job title was Senior IT Project Manager Specialized in Health IT. I looked at the persons LinkedIn profile before the call and I noticed that the sentence is in past tense. Specialized in Health IT implying that he was […]
The gap between the proletariat and Medidata (or should I say Dassault)
We need a better UX before [TLA] integration The sheer number and variety of eClinical software companies and buzzwords confuses me. There is EDC, CTMS, IWRS, IVRS, IWRS, IRT, eSource, eCOA, ePRO and a bunch of more TLAs. For the life of me I do not understand the difference between eCOA and ePRO and why […]
Living off generic solutions developed in the past
I recently read some posts on Fred Wilson’s blog and it was impressive that he writes every day. I’ve fallen into the trap of collecting raw material and then waiting to find time to write a 2000-word essay on some topic of importance to me. But, I think it was Steve Jobs who said the […]
5 critical factors in choosing software for clinical data management
Here are some practical guidelines to selecting an EDC system. Some basic blocking and tackling. Always good. EDC not paper Electronic data capture (EDC) systems are basically the standard for clinical trial data management. To put it simply, the old-school process of using a paper case report form (CRF) and then uploading it into an […]
