John Stossel, the host of a Fox News weekly program that highlights current consumer issues, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The good news is that it was caught early. It wasn’t his diagnosis that went viral, but rather the article he wrote from his hospital bed. “I have to say, the hospital’s customer service […]
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Gartner’s List Of 5 Cool Vendors In Life Sciences
If there’s one list that gets a lot of touch attention in life sciences, it’s Gartner’s Cool Vendors in Life Sciences. While the name of the list helps grab attention on its own, the companies it features are typically just as interesting. This year’s list happens to carry a few companies that we’ve blogged about, […]
Release Notes: Oracle/Perficient’s Clinical Apps [May 2016]
Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, as well as our own clinical and safety systems. The systems covered in our review are: Oracle Systems Argus Safety Oracle Clinical/Remote Data Capture (OC/RDC) Thesaurus Management System (TMS) Perficient Systems Accel-Account Manager Accel-Copy ASCEND (Siebel CTMS) Generally speaking, […]
Deutsche Bank’s Big IT Plans
IT system consolidations seems to be an ongoing trend in the financial services industry. In March, I shared J.P. Morgan’s plan to shrink the number of IT applications it uses by an overall 25%. Today, the story is about Deutsche Bank, Germany’s leading bank, who has a strong position in Europe and a significant presence […]
Top 5 Life Sciences Blog Posts From April 2016
Now that May is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in April – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. From Laptops To Tablets: Eli Lilly Bought […]
FDA Director: We’re Watching How You Manage Product Complaints
We frequently blog about FDA Warning Letters and other regulatory and compliance issues that revolve around traditional pharmaceuticals and medical devices. However, one product segment that we haven’t yet discussed is digital health. This is because digital health products are fairly new to the market and most are still trying to figure out how FDA […]
The Next Best Thing To A Private Demo Of Argus Safety 8.x
Bring out the popcorn! This Thursday, Dr. Rodney Lemery, one of our experts in drug safety and pharmacovigilance, will be delivering a webinar on the latest version of Oracle Argus Safety, the most widely used and trusted PV system on the market. This presentation is meant for everyone, whether you’re already using the system and […]
Using Microsoft Office 365, Quintiles Exemplifies “Progressive”
If you’re an avid reader of this blog, you’ve probably seen several posts highlighting Quintiles, the world’s largest contract research organization (CRO). That’s for good reason. Not only is the global CRO at the top of its game, when it comes to running all aspects of clinical trials for their clients, they’re leading the way […]
Digital Channels Are Critical To Growth In Financial Services
My colleague, Mark Polly, wrote a post on Perficient’s digital transformation blog that highlighted the current state of digital marketing across various industries, including financial services. An infographic from CMO.com, an Adobe-operated website that offers digital marketing insight for chief marketing officers and senior marketing executives, indicates that digital channels are increasingly influencing product sales […]
Keeping Data Secure In Life Sciences
In 2015, companies in all industries experienced data security breaches. From Anthem, one of the nation’s leading health benefits companies, to the UCLA Health System, all the way to Hzone, a matchmaking mobile application for HIV positive singles, no company was safe from a data breach. Increasing data privacy and security is a trend that […]
3 Benefits Of Vanguard’s Voice Verification Feature
The next time you call Vanguard, your experience might be very different. One of the world’s largest investment management companies, with more than $3.2 trillion in global assets under management, has implemented voice verification technology. With voice verification, Vanguard can verify your identity simply by the sound of your voice.
Transparency In Clinical Trials And Operations
Demographics in clinical trials have always been scrutinized by the medical community and the public. Are various races, ethnicities, sexes, and ages fairly represented in trials? Does one segment respond better or worse than another to a particular treatment? These questions and more are being answered in the Drug Trials Snapshots section of the […]