Paper Electronic Data Capture delivers a broad range of benefits

Data Integrity and Regulatory Compliance - the digital pen security features built into the system ensure that there is complete and persistent traceability of the sequenced completion of a CRF or patient diary.
Traceability - a faithful electronic image of each completed clinical report form (CRF) is retained within the system.
Reduced CRF processing and Handling Costs - data is uploaded directly from the digital pen. Handwriting is automatically converted to machine readable data which requires verification only, eliminating labour intensive data extraction and scanning.
Real Time Information – clinical data is available for analysis immediately the electronic data pen data is uploaded and verified - enhancing trial efficiency and increasing speed to market.
• Data quality - completion rules and logic can be built in to each CRF to ensure completion of key data fields at point of electronic data capture.
Data Pre-filling enables personalisation of CRFs (e.g. with patient or investigator details) reducing data capture requirements and improving data quality at point of capture.
Low training costs - a digital pen user requires very little training.
Low user support costs - a digital pen requires low levels of support.
High investigator satisfaction - many investigators are more comfortable with an electronic pen than with a PC.
Record of last resort - the physical paper document is always available as a record of last resort.

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