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- Title
The Growing Complexity of Clinical Trials Requires a Software-as-a-Service-based Approach to Document Exchange.
- Authors
Shurell, Alison
- Abstract
The rise in the number of globally dispersed investigative sites has increased the complexity and cost of managing and exchanging documents related to clinical trials. In this increasingly regulated environment, sponsors and contract research organisations continue to use traditional, non-secure methods - fax, email and post/courier - to exchange time-sensitive and confidential regulatory documents. Web-based technologies have helped many in the life sciences industry adopt more user-friendly and accessible tools for utilisation in clinical trials; however, a need for more flexible and scalable solutions and tighter budgets have the industry turning to software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology. Such subscription-based services, 100% hosted and supported remotely by third-party vendors, eliminate the heavy costs and maintenance requirements of traditional client server software. For clinical trials, a SaaS-based document-exchange solution offers a secure, compliant and easy-to-use platform in which study teams can manage documents and communicate with study participants anytime and anywhere. Such solutions reduce paper waste, accelerate clinical processes and add a layer of security and control.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; SOFTWARE as a service; COST control; TECHNOLOGICAL complexity; INFORMATION sharing; CONFIDENTIAL communication access control; DOCUMENTATION; SOFTWARE documentation; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Drug Development, 2010, Vol 5, p50
- ISSN
2045-8894
- Publication type
Article