For years, researchers have been moving towards decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), and in a matter of months, COVID-19 changed the trajectory. Clinical operations teams and investigator sites around the world rose to the challenge and worked quickly to deploy new tactics to serve their study participants. The resulting reward is that DCTs, which can be leveraged smartly to reduce participant burden and improve recruitment and retention, are now becoming more widely adopted in design considerations. But rewards bring about new risks and challenges, and DCTs create new concerns for monitoring participant safety. Dario Lirio – Senior Director, LifeSphere Clinical at ArisGlobal – analyzes the risks and rewards of DCTs.
A national survey by Press Ganey – the leader in healthcare consumer and employee experience – revealed heightened consumer expectations and information needs from pharma brands, presenting a unique opportunity for life sciences companies to drive brand strength.
Medable Launches Partner Network to Accelerate Innovation and Simplify Deployment of Decentralized Clinical Trials
Business, CVS Health, Data, Decentralized Clinical Trials, Direct-to-patient engagement, Health Technology, Innovation, Partnerships, R&D, Remote Site Access Technology, Software, TelemedicineMedable Inc., the leading software provider for patient-centered clinical trials, launched the Medable Partner Network – uniting a diverse ecosystem of technology, service, data, site, and direct-to-patient partners that work together to accelerate deployment of decentralized clinical trials.
Karmen Trzupek, MS, CGC, Director, Rare Disease Genetics and Clinical Trial Services at InformedDNA, talked to Med Ad News about an array of topics including the impact COVID-19 has had on clinical trials throughout the industry.
CES: Real-Life Technology Applications Transforming Healthcare Today and Tomorrow
Business, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Consumers, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Digital Health, Digital therapeutics, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Marketing & Advertising, Mobile Devices, Telemedicine, Trade Shows, Video Games, WearablesAmanda Powers-Han, Senior Partner and Chief Marketing Officer for Greater Than One, explores some real-life technology applications that are transforming healthcare today and tomorrow.
Patients prefer physicians who offer telemedicine during COVID-19 and beyond, says new Everyday Health and Klick Health research
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), COVID-19 Crisis, Doctors, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Patients, Physicians, Prescriptions, Social Distancing, Studies, Surveys, Telehealth, Telemedicine, TestsPatients do not just want a doctor with a good bedside manner, according to new Everyday Health and Klick Health research exploring the growth of telemedicine and its increasing popularity with patients who continue to have healthcare needs, even in the midst of a pandemic and a socially distanced world.
How NPP Is Changing With the Onset of COVID-19
Artificial Intelligence, At-Home Testing, Behavioral Changes, Conferences, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Digital, Doctors, Electronic Health Records, HCPs, Health Insurance, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Marketing & Advertising, Physicians, Sales Forces, Sales Reps, Social Media, Telemedicine, Trends, VeevaGreater Than One’s Christa Toole analyzes how healthcare marketers are adjusting to the current health crisis in a variety of ways.
Outcome Health announced the OH Virtual Waiting Room, ushering the Point of Care sector into telemedicine with an empathetic, unique patient experience whenever and wherever patients are meeting with their physicians.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Evofem Biosciences Inc.’s Phexxi (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate) vaginal gel for the prevention of pregnancy in females of reproductive potential for use as an on-demand method of contraception.
Post COVID-19: Telemedicine is the new Urgent Care
Consumers, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Doctors, Emergency Rooms, HCPs, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Healthcare Physicians, Hospitals, Market Research, Marketing & Advertising, Medical Professionals, Sales Reps, Series C Financing, Series D Financing, Telemedicine, Urgen Care CentersThe COVID-19 global pandemic, overcrowding of hospitals, the highly contagious virus affecting healthcare professionals and unrelated illnesses has led to a more than 1,000 percent increase of telemed application downloads and memberships. Is this a paradigm shift?