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EHR-to-EDC | eSource
The Business Case for EHR eSource in Clinical Trials

How EHR eSource drives efficiencies across sites & sponsors In the words of one clinical research coordinator, “Entire Monday mornings…

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Industry Trends
Registry Studies Are Unique: 8 Distinct Features

The primary purpose of registry studies has traditionally been to collect data to better understand long-term trends in specific populations.…

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Clinical Data Management
Cutting Red Tape: Direct Data Capture in Clinical Trials

We all hate duplicate work. Why do we make our clinical research sites do so much of it? Electronic Case…

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Clinical Trial Technology
Decentralized Clinical Trials: Finding the Best Technology Partner

Broadly speaking, there are three types of decentralized trials, and having the right technology partner can help with all of…

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Study Design
The anatomy of an electronic case report form (eCRF)

An electronic case report form (eCRF) captures clinical trial data. What are the key parts of an eCRF and what…

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Clinical Trial Technology
The Workhorse of Today’s Clinical Trials

The electronic data capture platform (EDC) is undoubtedly the workhorse of decentralized clinical trials. That’s why the EDC figures prominently…

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Oncology Trials
How Different are Oncology Clinical Trials?

It’s widely known that oncology clinical trials are more complex and complicated than other trials. There are five reasons that…

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EHR-to-EDC | eSource
Lessons from the Field: Get Ready for eSource

At the SCDM Annual Conference in 2023, I had the privilege of chairing a panel, Are you ready for EHR…

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Industry Trends
Letter from our CEO

Recently, a few of us at OpenClinica received an email from a long-time customer who was leaving her organization for…

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Standards & Regulations
OpenClinica lauds White House’s commitment to a stronger clinical trial infrastructure

OpenClinica lauds the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) commitment to building a stronger clinical trial infrastructure…

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EHR-to-EDC | eSource
2024: The Year of EHR eSource

What is eSource in Clinical Trials? Let’s start with a definition of EHR eSource. According to the FDA, eSource is:…

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Clinical Data Management
12 Lessons Learned: How to Migrate Active Studies to a New EDC

ICYMI OpenClinica recently published a case study about our work with the Imperial College of London, Zero Interruptions: Migrating 14…

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Clinical Data Management
Zero Disruptions: Migrating 14 Mid-Study Clinical Trials in 16 Months

Mid-study data migrations are inherently complex, since any two electronic data capture (EDC) systems will have different ways of storing…

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EHR-to-EDC | eSource
SMART on FHIR: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

A Q&A with CEO, Cal Collins Things are going great, and they're only getting better.…The future's so bright, I gotta…

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Clinical Trial Technology
SMART on FHIR: Auto-Populate eCRFs on Study Day One

To say I’m ecstatic about the impact of SMART on FHIR on the usefulness of real-world data in clinical research…

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