Life Sciences

  We all know that having a clinical trial management system (CTMS) streamlines and simplifies the running of clinical trials, and that Oracle’s Siebel Clinical (Siebel CTMS) is the leader in the space. But, working in Clinical Finance, you might not know exactly how Siebel CTMS could help YOU take a load off. Let me […]

  Now that March 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 February – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. 

  Welcome to the first post in the 21 CFR Part 11 “mini-series” focused on Subpart C – Electronic Signatures. We’ve come a long way since that first post in which we decoded what the name “21 CFR Part 11” even means, haven’t we? We are in the final stretch! Let’s get out our decoder […]

  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. 

  When Hurricane Sandy struck the U.S. in 2012, it was devastating, to say the least. It damaged homes, businesses, and schools. No one in its path was left untouched. Even data centers were flooded and left without power, taking critical systems offline. Experiences like Sandy make you wish you had a plan in place […]

  You probably know that having a clinical trial management system (CTMS) streamlines and simplifies the running of clinical trials, and that Oracle’s Siebel Clinical (Siebel CTMS) is the leading CTMS out there. But, as a Clinical Document Associate, what you might NOT know is exactly how it could be YOUR ticket to freedom. Interested? 

  Last month, I wrote about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), such as Express Scripts, cutting exclusive deals with pharmas who are willing to slash prices significantly, saving insurers and patients lots of money, not to mention removing competition from the game. So, what happened? 

  This is the final post in the 21 CFR Part 11 “mini-series” on Subpart B – Electronic Records. The last Section in Subpart B is 11.70 – Signature/Record Linking. In the table below, the actual language from each regulation is on the left, and my personal interpretation of what that language means is on […]

  A recent article in Forbes reported that an astounding percentage of dietary supplements do not contain the main ingredient listed on the label. That’s concerning, considering there aren’t too many stringent regulations they have to follow, unlike pharmaceutical companies. 

  Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal published an article on some issues that companies encounter when running their systems in the cloud. It points out that a considerable amount of money is wasted on resources such as unused power or even servers. That’s not a surprise. If you don’t know what you’re doing, mistakes […]

  It’s no secret that having a clinical trial management system (CTMS) streamlines and simplifies the running of clinical trials, and that Oracle’s Siebel Clinical (Siebel CTMS) is the most robust system in the space. But, as a Clinical Administrator, what you might not know is exactly how it would make YOUR work life easier. […]

  Soon after I published a post on the mention of precision medicine in President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2015 State of the Union address, The White House released additional information on their initiative. The President’s 2016 Budget is set to allocate $215 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration […]