SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING SERVICES
Users can use a portal for remote monitoring of clinical trials and the sites, personnel, and patients involved. A scheduling function allows users to schedule access. Site sponsors can run productivity reports.
1 . A computer-implemented method for remotely monitoring studies and sites performing the studies, the method comprising:
(a) receiving, into a computer, a scheduling request from a user to monitor the studies and the sites;
(b) automatically remotely monitoring the studies and the sites from the computer in accordance with the scheduling request; and
(c) allowing the user to search, using the computer, for information regarding the studies and the sites.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a display on the computer to allow the user to see information on patients in the studies.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the information on the patients in the studies comprises medical records and individual documents in the medical records.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (a) comprises:
providing a view on the computer of scheduling requests; and
allowing the user to add, change, and cancel the scheduling requests.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically generating a schedule log in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the schedule log on the computer.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) comprises:
automatically generating an audit report in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the audit report on the computer.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) comprises:
automatically generating a financial report in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the financial report to the user.
8 . A computer-implemented system for remotely monitoring studies and sites performing the studies, the system comprising:
a communication component for communicating with a user; and
a processor in communication with the communication component, the processor being configured for:
(a) receiving a scheduling request from a user to monitor the studies and the sites;
(b) automatically remotely monitoring the studies and the sites in accordance with the scheduling request; and
(c) allowing the user to search for information regarding the studies and the sites.
9 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured for providing a display to allow the user to see information on patients in the studies.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the information on the patients in the studies comprises medical records and individual documents in the medical records.
11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to perform step (a) by:
providing a view on the computer of scheduling requests; and
allowing the user to add, change, and cancel the scheduling requests.
12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
automatically generating a schedule log in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the schedule log on the computer.
13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to perform step (c) bt:
automatically generating an audit report in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the audit report on the computer.
14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to perform step (c) by:
automatically generating a financial report in response to a command by the user; and
displaying the financial report to the user.