Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | Safety departments see themselves as invaluable protectors of patients’ health and well-being, while other departments often view these groups as necessary for compliance, but also cost centers that are expensive and slow down processes. So which view is correct?

Clinical Informatics News | Participant recruitment is challenging across clinical trials, but in some instances—complex medical conditions, demanding protocols, particular resource constraints—the problem is even tougher.

Clinical Informatics News | Real-world evidence is unarguably rich, but it’s also noisy and can be difficult to parse. But those challenges are worth overcoming.

TheHill | Drugmaker Eli Lilly on Tuesday began posting price information online for drugs it advertises on TV.

Clinical Informatics News | You know that having the patient perspective in clinical trials is important. You agree that involving patients is both good business and good science. You want to start including the patient voice early in the trial design process. But what is step one?

Becker’s Hospital Review | Allscripts and Microsoft have joined forces to design a new clinical research model that leverages the EHR and other technologies clinicians use when providing treatment.

Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | Automating 50% to 70% of tasks has resulted in annual run-rate cost efficiencies of 25% to 30%, process-time reductions of 50% to 60% and triple-digit returns on investment (ROI) across different industries. Could clinical trials see that sort of return on investment?

Clinical Informatics News | This past year, Norman Goldfarb has shared candid conversations with sponsors, CROs, tool-providers, and regulatory oversight groups in the clinical-IT community and get their take on the pain points in clinical research and what changes are needed.

Clinical Informatics News | As we head into 2019, we at Clinical Informatics News would like to take a moment and reflect on the groundbreaking achievements from this past year. In that spirit, here are the top 10 stories of 2018.

Clinical Informatics News | It seems that everyone wants to jump on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. But is an industry as carefully regulated as clinical trials ready for AI and machine learning? Is it possible to apply these algorithms without losing patients in the process?