Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – March 1, 2007
March 1, 2007
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Children's hospital saves time, money through centralized services
Medical and research institutions that centralize clinical research services can help physician investigators improve study quality and efficiency and save money through better budgeting, an expert says. -
Expert offers tips to improve operations
Before a sponsor company, a research institution, or a clinical trial site expands and grows, managers should think clearly about the organization's culture and plan accordingly, an expert advises. -
Training program offers best practices
The traditional way education is done for clinical research staff could be labeled a baptism by fire, says Joan Bardsley, RN, CDE, MBA, an assistant vice president for scientific affairs at MedStar Research Institute (MRI) in Hyattsville, MD. -
Best practices for hiring, firing, managing staff
No clinical trial site or research institution is immune to problems when it comes to hiring and firing staff. -
Compliance Corner: OIG official's ideas for improving site's compliance
Research institutions have paid greater attention to compliance and oversight issues in the past decade, partly because of national and Congressional attention paid to corporate wrongdoing by Enron and other non-research institutions.