It takes an average of 10 to 15 years and $2.6 billion for a drug to reach pharmacy shelves. While there are many steps in the process that contribute to this lengthy timeline and cost, no aspect of the process is more critical than proving the safety of a drug. Since a patient’s health is […]
Posts Tagged ‘Clinical and Safety’
How To Import Data Into Siebel Through The UI With Drag And Drop
Our clients are always looking for better or different ways to import data from other systems or from spreadsheets into their Siebel applications. In this blog post, I examine one such method; drag and drop. Starting in Siebel 8.1.1.11 (with patch set 4 applied), you have the ability to drag and drop from applications like […]
Key Challenges Our Clients Face With Clinical Data Review
When it comes to clinical trials, bad data can result in severe consequences. Research and development can become more complicated and lives can be put at risk. Clean clinical data is critical for accurate analysis and reporting, ultimately enabling safer drugs and devices to be brought to market faster. In this two-part blog series, we’ll […]
Release Notes: Oracle/Perficient’s Clinical Apps [May 2017]
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 ASCEND (Siebel CTMS) Generally speaking, we review release […]
How To Configure Internet Explorer (IE) 11 To Work For Siebel 8.1
Are you still running Siebel 8.1 and using internet explorer (IE) 11? In this blog post, I’ll show you the steps to make IE 11 compatible with Siebel 8.1. After setting the IE parameters stated below, you should be able to use all of the system’s capabilities (e.g., navigation, data entry, running reports). Here are […]
[Webinar] An Intro To Clinical Study Migrations
Migrating clinical studies from one database to another (such as Oracle Clinical to Oracle Clinical or Oracle Clinical to Oracle InForm or Medidata Rave), is a complex process that requires a thorough understanding of clinical data management, technology, and the regulations that govern clinical trials. Join me and my colleague, Richard Gavan, for an informational webinar […]
[Webinar] Upgrading Siebel Clinical To IP2016 & Preview Of IP2017
Because Siebel Innovation Pack (IP) 2016 was such a significant departure from previous Siebel versions, our clinical operations team devoted much of last year to beta testing it, helping Oracle identify and iron out the kinks. Now that we have finished our assessment of the risks and rewards of upgrading Siebel Clinical to IP2016, we […]
My Colleagues Just Solved A Clin Ops Business Problem With…What?
With Appian. Yes, Appian. “I have no idea what that is…” Yes, I can read your mind. Okay, okay, I’m not actually clairvoyant. But I do have a pretty good sense of the industry, and I know that Appian hasn’t become a household name, yet. But, the times they are a-changin’. Appian is a business […]
Duke & FDA Study On Investigator Retention Shows 54% Turnover
Last month, Duke University and the FDA released the results of a jointly conducted study on principal investigator (PI) retention. The study was released early online, but the print version is being published in June in the journal of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, published by Elsevier. The purpose of the study was two-fold: 1) to […]
Release Notes: Oracle/Perficient’s Clinical Apps [April 2017]
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 ASCEND (Siebel CTMS) Generally speaking, we review release […]
Troubleshooting Workflows In Siebel Clinical
Recently, one of our Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) clients noted that the rollups feature, which collates information from lower levels of the data type hierarchy into a single view (e.g., all site records within a single region or country), was not working properly. Specifically, the fields that indicate the number of subjects […]
Final Thoughts On Oracle Industry Connect 2017 (w/Pictures)
The fourth year of Oracle Industry Connect (OIC) was, overall, an absolute success. Several thousand attendees from around the world and a variety of industries met in Orlando to learn about the latest trends in technology and to hear firsthand how companies have been able to streamline and strengthen their businesses with software solutions from […]