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Clinical research sites have many limitations imposed by federal and state regulations, as well as ethics review boards that help carry out federal requirements.
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Research institutions often have more than one clinical research office or departments in which each handles its own CR duties, creating some duplication and inefficiencies along the way.
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One of the biggest obstacles to a successful clinical research unit merger is employee morale.
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When clinical trial industry experts look back at the 2008-2010 period, perhaps they'll see a few bright spots in an otherwise uncomfortable year.
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Clinical trial sites sometimes fail to look at the big picture when initiating a quality improvement process by not addressing billing compliance as thoroughly as needed.
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Clinical care nurses often have a vague idea about research projects at their medical institutions, and their knowledge about how clinical trials work can be limited.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to amend postmarket safety reporting regulations to require that manufacturers and other facilities subject to current reporting requirements submit reports in an electronic format, according to an FDA news bulletin.
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Clinical research (CR) directors and staff have experienced stagnant salaries, job cutbacks, and benefit cuts as a result of the recession in 2009, according to experts and results from the 2009 Clinical Trials Administrator salary survey.
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