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Top 5 Questions to Ask When Considering RTSM Systems for Phase 1 Clinical Trials

Traditionally, RTSM systems (also known as IRT or IxRs), have been used for Phase 2 a...

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Top 6 Benefits of Leveraging an RTSM for Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs)

Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs), sometimes called Investigator Sponsored Trials ...

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User Acceptance Testing Best Practices for Clinical Software

5 User Acceptance Testing Best Practices UAT is Not a Surprise Party. At least not on...

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New Paradigm for RTSM / IWRS Customer Support

New Paradigm for RTSM / IWRS Customer Support We’ve all had experience calling custom...

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Should Vendor IRT Project Managers Sit at the Sponsor Table?

The Power of RTSM Problem Solvers on your Team You spend an enormous amount of time a...

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend CBI's IRT Conference

In just a few weeks, I’ll be headed to Philadelphia for CBI’s flagship IRT conference...

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IRT. IVRS. IXRS. IWRS. RTSM. What? Why do we do this to ourselves?

The pharmaceutical industry, not unlike many others, is full of acronyms. Some are in...

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How Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a Game Changer in Clinical Research

Natural Language Processing Simplifies Outdated RTSM System Design Process What is NL...

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The Pendulum of RTSM Configuration vs. Customization

The first IRT systems in the 1990s were completely custom coded. Each application was...

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What is Agile RTSM, Really?

When new buzzwords are introduced, they inspire a new way of thinking. As they are ad...

Can Quality and Agile RTSM Development Peacefully Co-Exist?

Imagine you are in a room with some of the most brilliant system developers in the wo...

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Do You Ask for Site Feedback in Clinical Systems?

You are never going to get the result you want if you don’t ask. Ask for perspective....