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Reading Time: 4 minutesPatient retention is critical to conducting efficient clinical trials and must always be top of mind. Unnecessary roadblocks that impact participation raise the risk of incomplete data, which impedes the development of essential treatments for patients who need them most. The experiences of the sponsor, site, and patient are key to understanding the challenges of […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe pharmaceutical industry is positioned to undergo a significant transformation with the rise of software-enhanced (SE) drugs. This innovative approach is not only revolutionizing patient care but also opening new pipelines of opportunity for forward-looking industry leaders. From left to right: David Klein, Click Therapeutics Founder & CEO, Anthony Costello, Medidata CEO, Tony McDermott, Click […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is our five-part blog series on the most important characteristics of a unified technology platform. Read about the other four characteristics in this blog series: interoperability, single-source of truth, security and privacy, and scalability. It takes a number of players to ensure smooth conduct of clinical trials. As trials grow larger, more complex, and globally […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy Innovation Matters Companies that don’t disrupt themselves get disrupted. In Clayton Christensen’s seminal work, The Innovator’s Dilemma1, he and his team found that successful companies can do everything right—listen to customers, continuously improve products, maintain healthy profits—and still ultimately fail. Disruption often begins at the low end of the market, where customers either don’t […]

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Reading Time: 12 minutesThe pharmaceutical industry is at an inflection point. While traditional medicines have revolutionized modern healthcare by targeting the biological mechanisms of disease, they often focus on one dimension of patient care—the physical symptoms. This approach, while effective, could leave critical gaps in treatment around the behavioral and emotional components that underlie many chronic conditions. Consider […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThose who invest now in embedding adaptive, workflow-driven AI can accelerate clinical trial timelines, reduce risk, and deliver stronger outcomes.

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPatient payments in clinical trials are crucial for making sure patients are properly compensated for their time and reimbursed for any expenses incurred. This in turn affects the efficiency of recruitment, retention, and compliance of those patients participating in clinical trials. Understanding the significance of patient payments from the viewpoints of patients, research sites, contract […]

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Reading Time: 5 minutesClinical trial planning is notably complex and requires careful consideration of all the operational, clinical, and social factors needed for optimizing resource allocation, improving efficiency, and achieving enrollment targets. Lacking the relevant data can lead to inadequate planning that jeopardizes trial success—with issues like flawed inclusion/exclusion criteria, misaligned sites for your target patient populations, and […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn contemporary clinical trials that use electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOA), the traditional paper-based informed consent process can be inconsistent with modern digital standards.

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Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to the Clinical Minds “Innovator Insights Corner,” where we’ll be sharing fascinating stories, perspectives, and predictions from the guests of ‘from Dreamers to Disruptors’, a podcast by Medidata exploring life sciences innovation and the visionaries behind it all. Data is the foundation of clinical trials, flowing through all parts of a study and beyond. […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe success of clinical trials increasingly depends on the technology that powers them. The clinical trial management system, or CTMS, is at the heart of clinical trial technology. Whether you’re part of a pharmaceutical company, biotech firm, or a CRO (contract research organization), understanding the role of a CTMS is essential to executing trials with […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to the Clinical Minds “Innovator Insights Corner,” where we’ll be sharing fascinating stories, perspectives, and predictions from the guests of ‘from Dreamers to Disruptors’, a podcast by Medidata exploring life sciences innovation and the visionaries behind it all. Thanks to the spread of smartphones, we now live in a digital, highly connected world. Prescription […]

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