| For the past couple of years, the usage of Oracle | | | | What many people do not realize is that, apart from |
| Clinical RDC (Remote Data Capture) in the health care | | | | the simple methods and the convenience that the |
| industry has grown significantly. As the software | | | | use of Oracle Clinical RDC provides, this tool has also |
| allows data to be entered by the clinical site directly | | | | already helped in saving time and money for several |
| into a Clinical Data Management System or CDMS, | | | | health care establishments. Prior to this software, |
| the new process opens up a wealth of advantages | | | | data management personnel would prepare paper |
| as compared to the traditional use of paper in clinical | | | | queries to send to target sites, which would then |
| trials. | | | | provide written clarifications to send back to the |
| However, there are still other health care | | | | sponsor for updating in the database. |
| establishments who are hesitant to make the | | | | This cycle continues until all of the data is validated. |
| transition from paper to Electronic Data Capture | | | | Comparing this system to how data management is |
| (EDC). Although such a transition can present an | | | | achieved in real time by using Remote Data Capture |
| array of benefits and convenience to multiple parties | | | | from Oracle Clinical, the time and money spent on |
| in the health care industry, many new changes are | | | | the traditional validation process will be cut short |
| often met with resistance. As the paper system has | | | | relatively. Through the Oracle Clinical RDC, users can |
| always been the standard for years, others find it | | | | still have the look and feel of paper, while taking |
| hard to break away from it, simply because 'it has | | | | advantage of the most cutting-edge EDC |
| always been done that way.' | | | | functionality. |