Applied Clinical Trials-02-01-2002

Eli Hauser and Paul Bleicher No matter how much a company spends on risk management, it can never prevent all loss. But setting priorities and establishing a risk management strategy can minimize the potential consequences.

Future retrieval of vital clinical data depends on having a strategy to deal with the rapid obsolescence of computer software and hardware.

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A proposed policy on Data Monitoring Committee functions and operations raises important issues about the conduct of studies and the evaluation of data.

Tremendous changes in the capabilities of EDC technology and the capacity of EDC vendors make electronic data capture a reliable tool for significant business advantage.

To help protect patient safety and cut red tape, the European Union is working to create tougher standards of pharmacovigilance.

Readers share their experiences