Case study · Enterprise standardization
Consistency across the enterprise.Flexibility where it matters.
A global medical-device manufacturer worked with Simplified Clinical to bring its business units onto a common clinical data platform while supporting the way each needed to work.
See how it workedThe challenge
Growth had brought teams together.
Their data practices remained apart.
After significant growth through acquisition, the manufacturer’s business units were conducting clinical trials independently, without a shared standard for collecting and managing data.
Inconsistent practices created regulatory challenges, delayed analysis and put the usability of trial results at risk. In one group, problems with paper-based collection were only discovered when analysis began, after two years of data collection.
The organization needed a common standard that could improve quality across its business units while accommodating their distinct requirements.
The approach
One platform.
An organization-wide way of working.
The client selected the Clinical Discovery Platform through a competitive evaluation of technology quality and cost. Simplified Clinical then worked alongside its team to put the enterprise model into practice.
Shared standards
Establish a common foundation.
CDP became the enterprise standard for clinical data collection and management, supported by compliance-based documentation and quality assurance at the point of collection.
A consistent approach to data quality.
Central expertise
Equip an internal service team.
Simplified Clinical helped the client establish its own central data management service, with the documentation and training to support internal teams and investigational users.
Expertise shared across the organization.
Local flexibility
Support each business unit.
The platform accommodated individual business-unit requirements while keeping their work aligned with the organization’s newly established standards.
Distinct needs within a common framework.
Delivered as software as a service, CDP supported an enterprise rollout in a matter of months for both internal and investigational users.
The outcome
More data management throughput.
Without adding staff.
With a common platform and an internal service model, the organization increased the capacity of its existing team.
Better quality and accuracy
Quality assurance earlier in the process improved the integrity of collected data.
Faster cycles, less redundant work
Cycle times improved, with lower costs associated with paper-based re-entry and human error.
Clearer information for decisions
Dynamic summary reporting put clinical data in front of decision makers.
A lasting foundation
The value extended
beyond individual trials.
A central repository brought clinical trial data into one environment where it could be tracked, analyzed and audited, including for historical trend analysis.
The combination of shared technology, documented standards and internal expertise gave the organization a repeatable approach across its business units. Each could retain the flexibility it needed while contributing to a stronger enterprise foundation.
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