Have you done a review of your DMC software lately? Has a review ever been done? Do you know who is responsible? Now is the time.
As Business2Community points out, using outdated software can cause a range of major problems, risking data loss through software failure, exposing your work to software bugs or cybercriminals, and leaving important work open to lost productivity through inefficiencies or sudden software incompatibility. The list goes on.
We need only glance at Harvard Business Review to remind ourselves why “In the Digital Economy, Your Software is Your Competitive Advantage.” This is true across industries, and has become an urgent, necessary need for every stakeholder in the clinical trial oversight ecosystem.
Is Your DMC Software Outdated?
Here are 5 signs to look for.
1. YOUR DMC SOFTWARE IS ACTUALLY MANY SOFTWARES COBBLED TOGETHER
Does your data monitoring committee use integrated software? Or, like most teams, are you patching together email, texting, video calls, and a variety of partial security measures that aren’t designed to work together?
If your DMC software isn’t a single, secure hub, you are open to all kinds of security threats and inefficiencies.
2. YOUR DMC SOFTWARE MAKES ONBOARDING DIFFICULT
When you think about onboarding new members to your DMC, or writing a charter and starting with an entirely new data monitoring committee, how does your gut feel? Do you have that moment where you realize the new people will need to create multiple new accounts and learn new habits just to get started?
DMC software that is all inclusive and holds everything a monitoring committee needs in one place is truly the only way to go in today’s asynchronous, remote working environment -- and it makes onboarding a snap.
3. YOUR DMC SOFTWARE IS SECURE… YOU THINK?
Who on your team can vouch 100% for the total and complete security of all data and communications related to your data monitoring committee? Not sure who? Not sure what that would even mean?
That means your software and/or your process are dangerously outdated. It’s time to look for a comprehensive solution that is verified to the highest industry standard.
4. YOUR DMC SOFTWARE DOESN’T EXPORT THE FILES YOU NEED
It’s no secret to any DMC what files and data that sponsors, CROs, AROs, or even the FDA will need to review. So if the software your DMC is using doesn’t set everyone up for success by supporting the creation and tracking of those files, then how is it really helping you?
Great, smart software is available and has come of age. If your software doesn’t export the files you need, it’s time to find one that does.
5. YOUR DMC SOFTWARE DOESN’T MAKE YOUR ADMIN’S LIFE EASIER
In the end, clinical trial oversight software should benefit everyone in the clinical trial ecosystem. But the DMC admin needs to love the software the team uses. If the admin isn’t saving time and seeing benefits to stakeholders every step of the way, why are you using it?
BOTTOM LINE: DMC software should deliver speed, scale and security, making everyone’s life easier.
Ours does.
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