Norman M. Goldfarb is managing director of Elimar Systems, executive director of the Site Council, and executive director of the Clinical Research Interoperability Standards Initiative (CRISI).
Take Control of Site Costs with Clinical Research Terminology Codes
While measuring and managing site costs can be challenging, these codes can aid in accounting for labor expenses, budgeting for sponsors, and more.
The Site Council Value Calculator: A New Tool for Optimizing Site Payments
Giving sites and sponsors an effective tool for principled negotiations.
Let’s Destroy Our Obsolete Paper Study Records
Although there are much larger problems in clinical research, storing obsolete study records is a totally unnecessary cost.
When FMVs Collide: Coming to Terms with Fair Market Value
With variation in costs between different stakeholders in clinical trials, there is often disagreement on fair market value.
Operating a Clinical Research Site in the Age of High Interest Rates
Minimizing the cost of financing receivables could be the difference between growth and decline.
Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling for Clinical Research
If a future Supreme Court ruling on diversity were to be applicable to clinical research, the FDA’s positions on diversity will take on even more importance.
12 Questions We Need to Answer to Achieve Diversity in Clinical Research
Developing consensus answers to these questions can aid industry in avoiding duplicative efforts and implementing new ideas more efficiently.
Calculating Diversity in Clinical Research Studies
Measuring different dimensions of diversity beforehand can lead to more thoughtful planning and execution.