Life Sciences

In my previous blog post entitled Using On-demand Data With Dynamic Data Writeback In Spotfire, I discussed using Spotfire as an aid for Clinical Review of data along with supporting writeback capabilities to record the user review actions.  As a follow-on discussion, I wanted to expand those capabilities to include Clinical Data Cleaning Review in […]

While we rolled into 2017, I thought it would be neat to see what our readers were, well, reading. Without further ado, here are the top 10 blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote that seemed to be popular among readers. They’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. The 8 […]

Now that January 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 December – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. How Teva Is Leveraging IBM […]

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, […]

Digital technology has applications throughout clinical studies, from recruitment through data collection. But, it is also being used in exciting and meaningful ways once a drug or device has gone to market, both to improve patient outcomes and to keep sponsors informed. Below are a couple of examples. Huggable, a teddy bear developed by Dr. […]

The area of clinical data collection has seen an influx of rich, digital solutions in recent years, and more continue to enter the marketplace. The plethora of devices, apps, and solutions is aiding in data collection – some within the context of clinical trials and healthcare, others for patients themselves as users and owners of […]

As the marketing manager at Perficient focused on cloud and DevOps solutions, I have the opportunity to sit front and center to how cloud technologies are transforming the way people live. Whether it’s the infrastructure that prevents an eCommerce website from falling victim to heavy traffic on Black Friday or a digital platform that allows […]

One key area in clinical trials that could benefit from connected health digital solutions is capturing informed consent. Traditionally, patients have signed informed consent forms that are very text-heavy, yet they don’t really understand the rights, responsibilities, risks, and benefits of the study. Explaining the complex details of a trial can add a significant amount […]

Subject screening adds significant cost to a trial, so it’s an ideal process to try to streamline. Subjects who don’t meet eligibility requirements ultimately lower the efficiency and ROI of a trial, since time and money was spent on those assessments. The screening process is one area that presents an opportunity for cost-savings, whether it […]

I have seen quite a few blog posts on how to setup Siebel Innovation Pack 2016 (IP2016) in a test bed environment, but very little chatter on how to actually install IP2016 Siebel Tools (Tools) and use it in a real development project. Hopefully, this will help some of you out there. Feel free to […]

In the area of subject recruitment, there are several new technologies that focus on making it easier for companies to recruit, such as reaching a wider population directly for recruitment. Initially, recruitment was handled mostly by physicians and their patients; however reaching patients directly is proving to be very fruitful. One example of a company […]

Not too long ago, I wrote about a presentation that was delivered by GSK at IBM World of Watson 2016. While the pharmaceutical company’s use of Watson exhibits the advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning, especially when it comes to advertising and marketing, there is another presentation from that event that is incredibly worthy […]