Clinical Trial Patient Technology Articles

1. Clinical Research Isn't Even A Recognized Job. That's A Problem. 9/10/2026

   The U.S. doesn’t have an official job code for clinical research professionals. David Vulcano explains why that gap is holding back the workforce.

2. The Data Was Already There: RWE's Real Bottleneck Is People 9/7/2026

   A pharma medical affairs veteran explains why real-world evidence’s biggest constraint isn’t data volume; it’s having enough people to interpret what AI finds.

3. The Real Reason Clinical Trial Systems Don't Talk To Each Other 8/27/2026

   Clinical trial technology isn’t the barrier to interoperability; the economics are. Two industry leaders explain why nothing forces systems to connect.

4. The Vendor Questions Most Clinical Tech Buyers Forget To Ask 8/24/2026

   A practical checklist for evaluating decentralized trial technology vendors, built from an RF engineer’s view of where data quality actually breaks.

5. AI In Clinical Trials: Stop Hyping It, Start Proving It 8/20/2026

   David Vulcano wants clinical research to report AI failures with the same rigor it applies to adverse events. Here’s why that call-to-action matters.

6. Why Ophthalmology Trials Are Clinical Research's Toughest Tech Test 7/30/2026

   A three-year ophthalmology coordinator on imaging integration, independent reading centers, and the one staffing problem no scheduling software has solved yet.

7. Why Clinical Trial Coordinators Are Still The Human API 7/23/2026

   A CRC who touches eight systems before lunch explains why clinical research’s biggest technology problem may be interoperability, not a lack of software.

8. Designing eCOA Technology Patients Can Actually Use 7/15/2026

   Why eCOA usability problems start upstream in trial design and workflow, not inside the app itself.

9. Clinical Trial Technology Doesn't Fail – It Fails At The Handoff 7/15/2026

   Why clinical trial technology breaks down at sponsor-CRO-site handoffs, not inside any single system.

10. Inside Versiti's Data Strategy: Building AI-Ready Research Systems 7/10/2026

    Versiti’s Banu Santebennur explains how clean data, semantic layers, and cautious tech adoption prepare clinical research for AI.