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March 12, 2010

Dictionary Quandary

5 Definitions of “Eclinical”

What “eclinical” should mean or might mean. An attempt at a definition. And a dietary adventure.

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Kayentis: Back to The Future

From France, a hybrid system that uses special paper and a scanner-pen to gather clinical data.

Top '08 Talk

Realizing (Or Missing) EDC’s Potential

Consultant Ron Waife of Waife & Associates discusses what eclinical means and why it matters.

Tech Preview: Clinical Tablet

PHT Device Aimed At Sites

The patient-reported outcome company moves its software to a Samsung device with a new form factor and operating system.

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Dictionary Quandary

5 Definitions of “Eclinical”

January 06, 2009

By Mark Uehling

Honestly? The word has tormented us. We are talking about “eclinical.” The once-technical term is now routinely being referenced on calls with Wall Street analysts. Google has zillions of links to it. We finally decided to wrestle with it in our…

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Magic Pen

Kayentis: Back to The Future

November 24, 2008

By Mark Uehling

For years, we’ve been mocking it. There have been unkind remarks. Words like antique, prehistoric, pre-computer, Elizabethan. “Dickensian” is our favorite. We’re talking about ... paper. Then we found ourselves on the phone with a gentleman who makes a good argument…

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Top '08 Talk

Realizing (Or Missing) EDC’s Potential

May 08, 2008

By Mark Uehling

Should the life sciences be in a self-congratulatory mood about moving away from paper and toward electronic data capture (EDC)? Nope. For Ron Waife, president of Waife & Associates, it may be premature to ask John Williams to compose a symphony…

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Tech Preview: Clinical Tablet

PHT Device Aimed At Sites

February 04, 2008

By Mark Uehling

Paying lip service to the woes of the investigative site is a time-honored hobby in the world of clinical trials. Doing something to really help the site? Rare. Boston patient diary company PHT is trying to change that. It has revamped…

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Mastering The Trial Master File

January 28, 2008

By Mark Uehling

From hundreds to thousands of pages, the trial master file (TMF) contains every last bit of data associated with a trial including, under Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the signatures of all the investigators. Many key pieces of the electronic common technical…