> People searching for health information related to clinical research studies tend to use longer and more specific keywords in their Internet searches. Study
> Draft guidance from the FDA instructs that patient-reported outcome instruments can be used as the basis of product approval and labelingclaims if: the measure is deemed to be a well-defined and reliable assessment of the study objectives, the findings are supported by appropriately designed investigations, AND the instrument measures the concept represented by the claim [italics and capitalizations are FDA's]. Draft guidance
> California is asking hospitals to report any serious adverse events from the last several years or swear that none have occurred. Article
> SciQuest is growing and has expanded and extended the lease on its Cary, NC, headquarters. Article
> Business consultancy Huron has acquired Click Commerce and now offers software and services for managing basic research and clinical trials. Huron release
> Attendees at the ClearTrial annual user group meeting in Cambridge, MA, got a sneak preview of ClearTrial v4, the next major release. ClearTrial release
> Cato Research will implement BioClinica's clinical trial management system platform. Cato release
> The SEC has charged a clinical trial investigator with unlawfully tipping a hedge fund portfolio manager about problems with drug candidate. Article
> The National Quality Forum has endorsed a framework for the public reporting of patient safety events. NQF release
> Rensselaer Polytechnic has opened the Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine. RPI release