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Are you fed up with the standard metrics for site monitoring – are Monitoring Visit Reports completed on time? Are follow-up letters issued on time? The MCC Centralized & Site
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These topics will be explored in the MCC Patient Diversity Community of Practice Group virtual meetings on August 12 and September 9, 2021. During the August meeting, the group will
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MCC members are invited to a special joint meeting of the MCC Inspection Readiness/TMF and AI/ML Communities of Practice on September 14 to discuss artificial intelligence applications to support and
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The MCC Centralized and Site Monitoring Process Metrics Work Group – comprised of more than 300 individuals representing over 60 organizations – worked collaboratively from December 2019 to March 2021
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At the bi-monthly virtual meeting on 8-Jun-2021, we had panelists Ashley Appleton (Eli Lilly), Dawn Niccum (inSeption), Robert Toal (IQVIA), and LoriAnn Verna (Just In Time GCP) exploring the topics
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Due to member demand, we have continued to expand our offering of topic areas in our Communities of Practice. MCC Communities of Practice are where members help members. To see
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A new series of information videos are available for viewing on the MCC public website. The videos provide a quick overview of the member portal, examples of how MCC groups
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Is your organization interested in viewing all of the MCC metrics in a single file?  The MCC Metric Master file is now available for members to view in the MCC
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 19 Optimizing Clinical Trial Monitoring with Keith Dorricott and Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. MCC launched its groundbreaking
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 18 How Organizations Can Take Advantage of MCC’s Risk Assessment and Mitigation Management Tool To Optimize Clinical Trials with Keith Dorricott and Linda Sullivan Your
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Original post updated May 20, 2021 MCC is pleased to announce the launch of the MCC Patient Diversity Community of Practice (CoP) Group on 10 June 11:00 AM – 12:00
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The MCC community of practice groups Audit, Compliance & CAPA  and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning will host a joint meeting on 11 May 2021 at 11AM EDT “Advanced Analytics for Audit
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The utilization of eCOA/ePRO services has accelerated in recent years, fueled in part by the COVID pandemic. In late 2020, the MCC eCOA Process Metrics Work Group conducted a review
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MCC Metric Toolkits include robust metric definitions and additional components to assist with metric selection, implementation and use. Determining which metrics in a MCC metric toolkit will meet the unique
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 17 How Organizations Can Decide Which MCC Metrics To Implement To Optimize Clinical Trials with Keith Dorricott and Linda Sullivan Your browser does not support
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Successful performance metrics focus on what drives success across the enterprise. They help answer important questions. They have a purpose. Don’t measure things simply because you can, or that aren’t
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MCC’s Vendor Oversight Metric Development work group will transition to a Community of Practice group in April 2021. MCC vendor oversight metric sets have been developed and members are ready
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MCC’s Study Quality Trailblazer Group was started in 2016 as the first MCC Community of Practice Group (CoP). Since its inception, MCC members have shared ideas, challenges and lessons learned
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The MCC Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Community of Practice Group will host a panel discussion on 23 March at 11AM EDT to explore the topic: Using Machine Learning and
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Small sponsors have unique needs – that’s why MCC created the Small Sponsor Virtual Community of Practice to provide a place for small sponsors to hear what’s going on at
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New benchmarks on protocol design practices and their impact on clinical trial performance and efficiency will be discussed at the MCC Study Quality Trailblazer Community of Practice meeting on March
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WCG Metrics Champion Consortium Expands Its Learning Institute with New eLearning Courses Addition of Clinical Pathway’s On-Demand, Performance Management and Good Clinical Practice Training Courses Enriches Resources Available to MCC
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“Predefined quality tolerance limits” were introduced to ICH GCP in revision 2 of ICH E6 in 2016. They are mentioned in two paragraphs but with no guidance on how to
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MCC is pleased to announce the launch of the Clinical Trial Optimization a twice-monthly podcast that brings together clinical research stakeholders to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and think creatively about
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The use of eCOA methods to collect clinical trial data is rapidly expanding – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. MCC members have requested that the consortium reconvene the eCOA Process
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The MCC Inspection Readiness/TMF Community of Practice Group launches 11-Jun-2020 with the presentation “COVID19 – Are you ready for remote inspections?” The group, which is comprised of MCC member organizations
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MCC’s latest article “Bridging the Gaps in CAPA Planning in Clinical Trials,” published by Applied Clinical Trials gets to the root of why identifying and implementing preventive actions in clinical
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The MCC Cardiopulmonary Process Metrics Toolkit v2.2 (ABPM, ECG, and Spirometry metrics) is now available for MCC member organizations to download from the portal. Thank you to all who provided
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The MCC Imaging Process Metrics Toolkit v3.0 is now available for MCC member organizations to download from the portal. Thank you to all who provided input and feedback as we
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MCC released the second paper in a new Measure the Right Things at the Right Time series. The paper Design Key Risk Indicators and Key Performance Indicators that Provide Timely
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Metrics Champion Consortium Unveils New Forum to Foster Dialogue on Navigating Clinical Trial Operational Challenges Amid COVID-19 Crisis Virtual Roundtable Brings Together Industry Stakeholders for Weekly Discussions on How to
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The Vendor Oversight Metric Development Work Group has launched its Finance Metrics Toolkit 1.0 that includes robust metric definitions for sixteen metrics and additional components to assist with metric selection,
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The MCC Compliance & CAPA Community of Practice will launch with an online meeting 10-March-2020 at 11 am EDT.  This initial meeting of the Community of Practice will be open
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Dr. Frank M. Berger, Head of Analytics, Global Clinical Operations at Boehringer Ingelheim, will present “Case Study – Protocol Complexity” during the January 23, 2020 Study Quality Trailblazer meeting at
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Development of site start-up metrics and results from a public survey were the main topics during a public meeting that relaunched the MCC Site Selection and Start-Up Work Group. The
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Adoption of ICH E6(R2) Risk-Based Quality Management approaches has brought significant changes to the site monitoring processes. The processes have changed – how do you evaluate and manage these new
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MCC is launching a metric development work group to define site selection and site study start-up process metrics. In 2018, MCC released the MCC Site Contracting Metric Toolkit v1.0 that
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More than 100 North American and European-based individuals from large and small biopharma, CROs, risk-based monitoring and consulting organizations participated in the 2019 MCC Risk and Performance Management Summit in
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As the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) nears the completion of its fourteenth year, the original mission has stayed the same – to provide the clinical development industry with a neutral
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The MCC Site Contracting Metric Toolkit has been updated to include the full complement of Metric Selection and Implementation Support Tools in MCC Next Generation Toolkits. The following metric selection
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The MCC Small Sponsor Community of Practice Group has been established in response to feedback about the unique needs of smaller-sponsor members. The purpose of the new group is to
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The MCC Vendor Oversight Work Group – comprised of 75 individuals representing 33 organizations – worked collaboratively from June 2018 to March 2019 to develop nineteen quality oversight metrics. The
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The FDA is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the challenges, barriers and enablers that might be impacting the adoption of RBM and related opportunities to improve RBM implementation. This public
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MCC members have used a facilitated, structured approach to develop an extensive library of 300 portfolio, study and site level time – quality – cost metrics. How do you decide
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On June 4, MCC unveiled a new online Small Sponsor Knowledge Portal that includes resources such as short videos, implementation guides and links to relevant MCC resources. The knowledge portal
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Linda Sullivan, Executive Director, Metrics Champion Consortium will be moderating the session “Retooling Risk Assessment to Align with ICH-E6(R2) and Connect to Centralized Monitoring and Risk-Based Monitoring” on June 25
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MCC is pleased to announce the introduction of “Next Generation Metric Toolkits” that include significant upgrades, metrics segmented by level (portfolio/study/site), metric selection tools and a metric reporting planning worksheet.
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The Site Contracting and Trial Master File metrics toolkits include a novel tool to help organizations select the right MCC metrics. There has been great feedback on the tool and
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Does your organization understand risk and how to implement risk management in your clinical research program? MCC is pleased to announce that MCC eLearning Course 301 – Retooling Risk-Based Quality
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The Central Labs Work Group has been developing tools to help with selection of metrics. They have used the comprehensive set designed for the Site Contracting metrics as a starting
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What should clinical research industry stakeholders keep in mind when implementing and managing risk-based quality management programs? How is the FDA using data to quantify risk to determine where to
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Technology has made it easier to collect and report all manner of clinical trial performance metrics. But in that sea of data, are companies focusing on what will move their
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Come to Princeton Nov. 14 and 15 for the first-ever Metrics Champion Consortium Summit. This will be an exclusive gathering of the top minds in trial performance metrics, spearheaded by
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Hosted by MCC, the webinar will be on October 18, 2018 from 11 am-12 pm EDT. Are the scale … complexity … and costs of your clinical trials increasing? Since
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Technology has made it easier to collect and report all manner of clinical trial performance metrics. But in that sea of data, are you sure you’re focusing on what will
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MCC is pleased to announce the launch of Implementation Support groups for metric toolkits released in 2018, including TMF, Site Contracting, Data Management, eCOA and ECG. Additional support groups will
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The MCC Risk Assessment & Mitigation Management Tool (RA&MMT) v2.0 fully supports the risk-based approach to quality management, addresses gaps identified in version 1.0, identifies when a risk signal emerges
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The 26-metric toolkit was updated to follow the regulatory change with ICH E6 (R2) and to keep pace with the industry trend for system integration that has made it easier
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The newly released comprehensive toolkit provides organizations with the metrics and tools to assess the health of TMFs. The toolkit includes basic and advanced metrics to assess the timeliness of
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The newly released MCC Site Contracting Metric Toolkit v1.0, including the MCC’s Global Start-Up Comparison Models, is available for MCC members to download from the member portal. The toolkit includes
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The MCC eCOA Work Group has released an updated version of the eCOA performance metrics. Facilitated by Subject Matter Expert Amy Furlong, the work group developed the eCOA Metrics v2.0
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The addition of KMR Group and MCC positions WCG’s Market Insights and Intelligence Division as the preeminent clinical trial benchmarking and research service in the industry. Princeton, NJ – July.
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A detailed summary of the DIA session moderated by Linda Sullivan, Executive Director of the MCC, can be found in the article, “Risk-Based Monitoring: Widespread Implementation is Underway, but Still
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DIA attendees have the opportunity to get a first look of the results from the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) Industry Centralized Monitoring Practices Survey during the presentation The Risk Assessment
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Recognizing the need to address challenging issues that can occur with relationship surveys, the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) Vendor Oversight Work Group has developed the MCC Relationship Assessment Metrics v1.0
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In record time, the MCC Site Selection & Start-Up Work Group finalized a draft set of 29 site contracting metrics during the successful Metric Kaizen event in April. Working closely
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The relaunch of the MCC Central Lab Work Group takes place on May 24, 2018 at 10 AM EDT when the work group starts the process of updating the MCC
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Towards the end of 2017, the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) conducted a survey to get feedback on the utilization of the MCC ECG Performance Metric v2.1. Specifically, the MCC wanted
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Metric Champion Consortium’s (MCC) Linda Sullivan will lead a session during the Clinical Trial Innovation Summit in Boston, May 7-9, 2018. Linda’s presentation, Updating Your Risk Evaluation Process to Support
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MCC’s Industry Practices Insight Report on Clinical Site Payments confirms that site payment timeliness is one of the biggest obstacles in the clinical trial process and causes frequent delays in
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MCC’s offers the opportunity to work with an MCC advisor to reinforce and demonstrate metric knowledge. After successfully completing MCC eLearning courses e201, e202 and e203, participants are encouraged to
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MCC’s Ambassadors are important assets to organizations looking for assistance in implementing effective metrics. The MCC Ambassador Boot Camp was specifically developed for consultants interested in performance metric projects and
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The MCC Site Selection & Start-Up Work Group is trying an approach to develop and release new metrics at a much quicker pace. Dubbed “Metrics Kaizen” by lead facilitator Keith
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MCC’s Clinical Trial Site Date Entry Study finds there is a lack of agreement on how the industry defines the “data entry complete” time point. The MCC Industry Practices Insight
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The MCC Vendor Oversight Work Group will address how to analyze partnership survey data when they examine a case study and look at the analysis and metrics used. All MCC
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The MCC Imaging Performance Work Group’s first meeting will take place on March 15, 2018 at 10 AM EST. The exciting relaunch of this work group will focus on the
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It is time to review and update the MCC Risk Assessment and Mitigation Management Tool v1.0 (RA&MMT) that was launched in 2015 and uses definitions from the publicly available RACT
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A complimentary White Paper detailing the MCC Cost of Poor Quality Estimator Tool (CoPQ) is now available to download. Developed with input from the MCC Study Quality Trailblazer Group members,
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MCC is seeking survey feedback to determine if the current set of Cardiac Safety (ECG) Metrics are keeping pace with changes in technology and industry practices. Survey participants will be
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With the adoption of ICH E6 (R2) and recent advances in drawing data together across systems, the MCC’s Data Management/Biostatistics Work Group sees the opportunity to renew and revise the
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Metrics Champion Consortium recently published a complimentary White Paper discussing its Protocol Operational Complexity Scoring Tool. The Protocol Operational Complexity Scoring Tool White Paper provides a description of the tool’s
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MCC is excited to have a presence at the eXL 2nd European Clinical Quality Oversight Forum, in London, when Keith Dorricott, MCC Ambassador, co-leads the preconference workshop. The workshop is
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MCC Co-Founder & President Linda Sullivan will participate in three sessions during SCOPE February 13-14, 2018 and invites you to connect with her. Linda’s topics include total cost of quality,
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MCC’s TMF Metrics Work Group has updated one of the tools within the TMF Basic Metrics Toolkit, which was launched in June 2017. The TMF Basic Artifacts Mapping Tool has been
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In 2016, MCC conducted an industry survey that examined organizational approaches and e-data sources driving centralized monitoring programs. With the adoption of ICH E6 (R2), MCC is conducting a new
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Carmel, IN – MCC’s Study Quality Trailblazer Work Group is excited to release its first iteration of the MCC Protocol Operational Complexity Tool. It is designed to assign an operational
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Philadelphia – Linda B. Sullivan, MCC’s Co-Founder & President, generated a lot of conversation after her presentation, Apply the Total Cost of Quality Model to Clinical Trials to Quantify the
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Carmel, IN — The Metrics Champion Consortium’s (MCC) Vendor Oversight Work Group has published its first set of portfolio-level metrics designed to answer high-priority vendor performance questions related to achieving
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MCC is pleased to announce the names of the 2017 MCC Champion Award recipients. Established in 2016, MCC Champions are individuals who made significant contributions to advancing the MCC mission
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Today only, receive 10% off on all eLearning courses and MCC Industry Practice Insight Reports purchases when you use the code MCCTHANKS at checkout in the MCC store. Thank you
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The MCC looks forward to its Imaging Performance Work Group reviewing survey feedback on how well the current set of Imaging Performance Metrics are working to determine if any modifications
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MCC is excited to announce its LinkedIn Work Group communities that provide a forum to further interact and collaborate with colleagues. These communities are being established at the request of
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MCC’s latest article, “Aligning Data Entry and Site Payment Incentives For the Good of Clinical Trials and Patients,” published by Applied Clinical Trials looks at two recent MCC publications, Clinical
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MCC needs your help reviewing the Central Lab Performance Metrics v2.1 descriptions, which were released in July 2014. We are looking for enhancement suggestions that will serve as reference guidelines
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MCC’s eLearning courses can now be deployed through your organization’s learning management system. We can customize each MCC course to fit your needs and help support your organization’s roll out
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The MCC is seeking your feedback on the MCC electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA) performance metric set established in late 2016. Specifically, we want to know how you are using
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Boston, MA – September 11, 2017 – Metrics Champion Consortium’s (MCC) Industry Practices Insight Report, “Clinical Site Payment Study: An examination of how Sponsors and CRO organizations measure site payment processes
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MCC’s new White Paper looks at developing metrics specifically for vendor oversight due to the revision to GCP-ICH E6 (R2), and the impact the revision will have on the way
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The MCC is delighted to announce the availability of a free White Paper and webinar on Data Management and Biostatistics metrics and the impacts of ICH E6 (R2). They describe
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MCC Ambassador Keith Dorricott presented on this critical topic at the highly attended session during the annual DIA conference in Chicago in June. Presenters pictured are Mary Arnould (BMS), Keith
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NEW YORK; June 26, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has developed and introduced a new analytics platform to provide real-time insights on the status and performance of clinical trials for
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Chicago; June 21, 2017 – Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) announced today the release of its Trial Master File Metric Toolkit during a poster session at the Drug Information Association Annual
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The MCC recently released a monthly Newsletter. The MetricInsights Newsletter provides professionals with updates on MCC events and key initiatives. It’s all the important news for the month in one
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As an industry, we have a challenge with site payments. Site payment delays have been cited as one of the key concerns by investigators. Data from the Society for Clinical
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Linda Sullivan, MCC President, and Keith Dorricott, MCC Ambassador – discussed the results of the 2016 MCC Site Data Entry Practices Survey in their article “Importance of Data Entry Timeliness”
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MCC introduces a new eLearning course, Performance Metrics: Developing Effective Metrics Using a Structured Process that offers industry professionals a deeper understanding of how to select and use performance metrics
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Boston, MA. April 05, 2017 – Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC)—a trusted partner in the clinical trials industry—announced today a newly published MCC Industry Practices Insight Report, “Clinical Trial Site Data Entry
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Boston, MA – Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) and the Canadian-based Network of Networks group (N2) are working together to develop mutually attractive benefits for the two organizations and their members.
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MCC is launching a Vendor Oversight work group on March 1st to review and revise MCC Performance Metrics for assessing vendor performance. This new work group will focus on reviewing
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Linda Sullivan shared her insights on the major updates to the International Guidelines for Clinical Trials in an article entitled “New GCP R2 Guideline Emphasizes Risk Management Through People, Process,
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MCC’s Study Quality Trailblazer Work Group met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday February 8th. The main topic of this meeting was the cost of poor quality. Points of discussion
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The International Conference on Harmonisation’s R2 addendum to the ICH E6 Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) provides direction on a new approach to clinical monitoring and trial management that
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Linda Sullivan’s article “Standardized Metrics for RBM” is now featured in Applied Clinical Trials’ new 5th edition eBook Risk-Based Monitoring in Clinical Trials: A Focus on Quality Risk Assessment, Management
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Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) is now a familiar term and common practice within many clinical research organizations.  Central Monitoring is considered a key component of effective RBM, but organizations have been
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MCC is excited to announce our new MCC Ambassador Network Consultant Database. With this tool you can easily discover consultants around the world by selecting from range of search criteria
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MCC member companies have developed an initial set of eCOA Metrics to measure the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of their setup, use and closeout of eCOA services. Utilization of these
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Cambridge, MA – CluePoints, a leading provider of Centralized Statistical Monitoring (CSM) and Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) solutions for clinical trials, announces its partnership with the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC), an
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Ken Getz—MCC owner, Director of Sponsored Research at the Tufts CSDD, and Chairman of CISCRP—discussed the new KPI survey findings in his article “Finally, Standardized KPIs are Front and Center”
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Boston, MA., October 20, 2016—Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC)—a trusted partner in the clinical trials industry—announced today a newly published report, “An Updated Look at Risk Assessment and Risk-based Management Practices,’
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Earlier this year, MCC launched a series of online, metric feedback surveys to gather comments about the Clinical Trial Performance Metrics (CTPM) set (v1.2). This is an exercise that we
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A newly released report shows that 66% of drug development companies are using or plan to use a standard set of Corporate KPIs to measure clinical development performance and evaluate
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Metric Champion Consortium (MCC) has launched a series of one-hour eLearning courses to help clinical trial professionals build foundational metric knowledge — knowledge essential for using performance metrics effectively. MCC
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The Metrics Champion Consortium is leading an initiative for change. Despite the advancements that technology has provided to clinical research over the past 20 years, our industry is taking longer
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MCC Co-Founder/President Linda Sullivan’s new article “Standardized Metrics for Better Risk Management: The Right Data at the Right Time” posted on Applied Clinical Trials calls for the adoption of standardized
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The Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) is seeking consultants to join the MCC Ambassador Network. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in Clinical Research and complete the MCC
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MCC member companies have developed a set of CAPA Metrics that measure the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of an organization’s CAPA process.  The CAPA metric set and a number of
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As the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) celebrates its 10th anniversary, the original mission has stayed the same—to provide the clinical development industry with a neutral forum for sponsors and other
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Boston, MA, May 2, 2016 – MCC is hosting a complimentary breakfast meeting series to discuss two critical industry topics in order for companies to make clinical trials more efficient
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You are invited to attend the MCC Feasibility/Study Start-Up and Risk Management/KRI meetings to be held in May in Princeton, NJ, Durham, NC, and Boston, MA. Please join the MCC
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 27 How Small Sponsors Can Best Access Clinical Trial Data with Lokavant’s Rohit Nambisan and Todd Johnson and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 26 Outsourcing Oversight of RBQM in Clinical Trials with Liz Wool and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 25 Grouping Investigative Sites into Risk Groups for “Fit for Purpose” Monitoring with Tammy Finnigan, Elizabeth Robertson, and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does
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WCG™, a leading provider of clinical trial solutions, today announced the expansion of WCG Avoca Quality Consortium (AQC), a forum dedicated to improving clinical trials via the development of standardized
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 24 RBQM in Clinical Research with Cyntegrity’s Artem Andrianov and Johann Proeve and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio
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Central Monitoring CoP Brainstorm and Discussion Meeting: “Defining Unicorns” With Centralized Monitoring becoming ever more important, MCC Centralized Monitoring CoP members will take the opportunity to discuss the challenges many
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The MCC Site Selection & Start-Up Process Metrics Work Group – comprised of more than 250 individuals representing over 60 organizations – worked collaboratively from October 2019 to May 2021
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 23 Optimizing Central Monitoring with Pfizer’s Crupa Kurien and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. Centralized monitoring clinical
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 22 RBQM’s Maturity Model with Sam Sather of Clinical Pathways and MCC’s Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. Sponsors
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 21 Optimizing Quality by Design with Keith Dorricott and Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. With the anticipated adoption
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 20 Optimizing Patient Diversity and Engagement with Lori Abrams and Linda Sullivan  Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. How can you
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 16 How MCC Work Groups Develop Metric Toolkits with Keith Dorricott and Linda Sullivan Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. How do
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 15 New Benchmarks on Protocol Design Practices and their Impact on Clinical Trial Performance and Efficiency with Ken Getz and Linda Sullivan Your browser does
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 14 Twin Peaks — Measurements & Goals: Pros and Cons of Using High-Level Portfolio Milestone Timeliness Metrics with Linda Sullivan and Keith Dorricott Your browser
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 13 You’ve Detected a Risk … Now What?! The Challenges Organizations Face Accepting and Acting on Risks Identified by Centralized Monitoring with Linda Sullivan, Steve
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 12 Deploying Streamlined Surveys and Generating Metrics to Assess Vendor-Sponsor Relationships with Linda Sullivan and Keith Dorricott Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 11 TMF Accredited Training Program is Key To Building Your World-Class TMF with Linda Sullivan and Sholeh Ehdaivand Your browser does not support the HTML5
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 10 How the Right Metrics Enable You to Develop World-Class Sponsor-CRO Relationships with Linda Sullivan, Steve Crow, and Keith Dorricott Your browser does not support
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 9 Implementing the Successful Total Cost of Quality Model in Clinical Trials: Yes, You Can —and Must —Eliminate Waste with Linda Sullivan and Keith Dorricott
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 8 Implementing Successful RBQM Programs Requires Three-Pronged Approach – It’s Not Just Software Implementation, with Linda Sullivan and Gary Tyson Your browser does not support
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 7 Optimizing Human Performance in Clinical Trials by Applying Gilbert’s Behavioral Engineer Model with Linda Sullivan and SAM Sather Your browser does not support the
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Although many organizations and individuals participate in MCC work groups and drive the adoption of MCC metrics by their organizations, we like to acknowledge the special contributions made by a
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 6 The Case for Centralized Monitoring: Optimizing Data Quality and Risk Management with Linda Sullivan and Steve Young Your browser does not support the HTML5
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 5 Striving for Reliability: Optimizing Patient-Reported Data through World-Class Design Management with Linda Sullivan, Nat Katz, and Art Morales Your browser does not support the
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 4 The Upside of Centralized Monitoring During a Pandemic: Linda Sullivan, Duncan Hall, and Rachel Oakley on Optimizing Clinical Trials through Innovative RBQM Technology Your
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 3 Get Rid of Those Silos: Linda Sullivan, Artem Andrianov, and Johann Proeve on How To Optimize Clinical Trials through RBQM Your browser does not
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 2 Turning Insights Into Action: Linda Sullivan and Ken Getz on How Metrics and Benchmarking Provide a Path To Optimizing Clinical Trials Your browser does
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Clinical Trial Optimization Podcast EPISODE 1 A Discussion with Linda Sullivan and Laurie Halloran on Now Is the Time: Making Your Clinical Trial More Resilient Your browser does not support
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MCC members are invited to an online meeting on February 12, 2019 to learn about the cutting edge work being discussed in the MCC’s Central Lab Metrics Work Group and
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The Metrics Champion Consortium is leading an initiative for change. Despite the advancements that technology has provided to clinical research over the past 20 years, our industry is taking longer
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Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) has teamed up with Clinical Pathways to develop state-of-the-art, on-demand courses to help organizations and professionals gain expertise in the design and application of performance metrics. 
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April 1, 2016.  Cyntegrity, cloud solution service provider for the efficient Risk-based Monitoring (RBM) of a clinical trial, is pleased to announce its partnership with Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC). MCC
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Industry leader in clinical study startup leverages metrics driven approach to deliver operational performance SAN FRANCISCO, March 8, 2016 — goBalto, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based clinical study startup
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TRI and the MCC announce the integration of the MCC’s Risk Assessment and Mitigation Management Tool (RAMMT) with TRI’s OPRA Risk-Based Monitoring and Quality Management platform. Following
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The Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) held a member only session on 20 November that provided an update on the progress made by the MCC’s eTMF/TMF Metrics Leadership Team. During the
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In early 2015, Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) member organizations – sponsors and electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) vendors – requested that the MCC facilitate the development of a standard set
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Many Sponsor organizations use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to provide visibility into the success of their corporate clinical development strategies. Those same organizations are interested in knowing whether they measure
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The MCC Clinical Trial Performance Metrics as well as several other metric sets are a few years old and it’s time for them to be reviewed for improvement opportunities. MCC
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The Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) is launching a Metrics Development Working Group to define a standardized set of CAPA performance metrics to be used by clinical trial sponsors and CROs
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MCC’s Linda Sullivan and Halloran Consulting’s Laurie Halloran and Dyana Boutwell hosted a Special Webinar for Small/Mid-sized Biopharma Sponsors Looking For Clinical Trial Oversight Solutions. During the session, they discussed
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BOSTON, MA – Halloran Consulting Group announces their partnership with the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) as they join MCC’s Ambassador Network program.  As a member of the Ambassador Network, Halloran
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How Can Small Companies Benefit from Efforts to Standardize? Join Us on Dec 1st to Learn More  Join us for this complimentary webinar on December 1st, 11am-12 pm EST to
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MCC is conducting a new survey to assess how risk-based monitoring (RBM) approaches have evolved over the last two years. The survey focuses on the types of RBM approaches your
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MCC Small/Mid-Sized Sponsor Group held its inaugural meeting on July 25, 2015 – click here for meeting recap. The next meeting will take place on September 25, 2015 at 11AM
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The MCC is hosting a webinar to discuss the results of a recent sponsor survey about Clinical Development KPI utilization on September 30 from 11am-12pm EST. The KPI survey is
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The MCC Clinical Trial Metrics Community LinkedIn group has over 550 members. Click here to join the MCC Clinical Trial Metrics Community LinkedIn Group. Why join the group? • Learn
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During the July 25th meeting, led by Linda Sullivan, Co-Founder and President of MCC, and Sharon Reinhard, President of Clinical Compliance Solutions, the following items were discussed: MCC Small/Mid Sponsor
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ExL is holding its 6th Annual Clinical Quality Oversight Forum in Philadelphia on Oct. 5-7, 2015. The forum will focus on assessment, optimization, and managing the quality of clinical vendors
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Please join the MCC on Friday, July 24th from 11am-12pm EDT, for the first Small/Mid-sized Sponsor Community of Practice (CoP) Workgroup. This meeting will review findings from the MCC Small/Mid-Size
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The Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) is launching a Metrics Development Working Group to define a standardized set of TMF performance metrics to be used by clinical trial sponsors and CROs
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Linda will be presenting on two topics at DIA’s 51st Annual Meeting, being held June 14-18, 2015, in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, June 16, at 1:30pm, Linda will present on
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Linda Sullivan has accepted an invitation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to become a member of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science
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Linda Sullivan’s article, “The Current Status of Risk-Based Monitoring,” was featured in the May 14th Applied Clinical Trials RBM Special Edition. The article analyzes the results of a 2013 RBM
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The MCC invites you to take part in this special 10-15 minute survey. The following survey has been designed to gather information from the Sponsor clinical development (Phase I-IV) community
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The MCC’s first eTMF Performance Metrics Workgroup will take place via webinar on May 27, 2015, from 11am-12pm EST. During the session, presenters Linda Sullivan (MCC, Co-Founder & President) and
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Re-Engineering Clinical Trials: Best Practices for Streamlining the Development Process, by Peter Schueler and Brendan Buckley is now available to the public on Amazon.com. The newly released book analyzes trends,
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The MCC recognizes that clinical research management and operational needs of small and mid-sized pharma are often different than those of large sponsors. We are excited to announce the creation
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Linda Sullivan, Co-Founder and President of the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC), published a peer-reviewed article in the Applied Clinical Trials Magazine. The article, ‘The Current Status of Risk-Based Monitoring’ analyzes
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The Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) is hosting their 4th Annual Clinical Trial Oversight Summit in Boston, Mass. The summit consists of four conferences held over the span of three days
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Linda Sullivan, Co-Founder and President of MCC, will present on “Clinical Trial Metrics for Sponsors, Sites and CROs: The Good, The Bad, and the Useless” at the MAGI East conference
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Join the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) for a complimentary breakfast meeting and learn how you and your organization can benefit from a MCC membership. If you’re already a member, learn
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Sign up for the Metrics Champion Consortium Breakfast Series: Princeton, NJ! Sell Tickets through Eventbrite

How do you find the right consultant for your organization? The MCC is here to help! The MCC Ambassador Network consists of qualified industry consultants who are ready to assist
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Join the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) for a complimentary breakfast meeting and learn how you and your organization can benefit from a MCC membership. If you’re already a member, learn
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Join the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) for a complimentary breakfast meeting and learn how you and your organization can benefit from a MCC membership. If you’re already a member, learn
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Linda Sullivan will be speaking on “Managing Clinical CAPAs” at ExL Pharma’s 6th Annual GCP (Good Clinical Practice) Conference at the Wyndham in Philadelphia on March 25, 2015, at 3:30
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The MCC is pleased to announce the launch of the eTMF Performance Metrics Initiative. This initiative will build on the work of the DIA TMF Reference Model Group and benefit
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The MCC is pleased to announce the launch of the MCC ePRO Performance Metrics Initiative. Based on the success of the MCC Lab, ECG and Imaging Performance Metric Initiatives, MCC
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Don’t miss Eli Lilly’s presentation on metrics and data usage to assess protocol-level risk before, during and after a study. This WebEx will be led by Nancy Dynes, Consultant, Global
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Please join us on March 5, 2015 at 11a.m. EST for an informational one hour webinar hosted by MCC’s KRI and RBM WG facilitators – Keith Morgenstern of Morningstar Consulting
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In this member’s only session, Co-Work Group (WG) Facilitators Linda Sullivan and Liz Wool will be discussing results from the MCC Clinical CAPA Survey #2. The purpose of this initiative
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Version 2.0 of MCC’s Protocol Development Quality Scoring Tool launches today! All MCC members are invited to attend a webinar noon-1 p.m. EST to learn how their protocol development process
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MCC needs your voice! Please take a new online survey about a proposed set of CAPA process and outcome metrics. The survey is in advance of an upcoming, members-only meeting.
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October’s Metric of the Month focuses on a key performance metric collected and reported by central labs. Central laboratory analysis of samples collected by the investigational sites is an important source of
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Disruptive technologies and metrics reporting can improve clinical trial processes, according to Linda Sullivan, CEO of MCC, who was quoted in a recent article, “Veeva Survey Highlights in eTMF Solutions,”
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The last five years have seen rising momentum in the clinical trials industry to look at quality outcome measures, Linda Sullivan, CEO of MCC, said in a recent interview on Applied
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September’s Metric of the Month focuses on the importance of medical imaging, which is vital to subject eligibility, drug efficacy and safety data for clinical trials. Take a look at
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MCC has just published an executive summary of its Risk Based Monitoring Usage Survey. We’ve also just released our Metrics Search Engine that allows you to find the right metrics
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The MCC released updates to the Lab Metric definitions on July 1, 2014. Version 2.1 adds new descriptors and features to the metrics defined in version 2.0. Specifically, the new release
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MCC will adopt the MHRA’s Definition of Critical & Major Findings as the reference model for MCC metrics. Overall, the MHRA’s definition has greater specificity and the “critical” findings definition include
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The MCC Relationship Metric WG met on 25 June 2014 to discuss moving forward with defining quantifiable metrics that organizations can utilize to assess sponsor/CRO relationships. During the meeting, the group narrowed down
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Check out a MCC continuing education class. You can increase your Metrics knowledge, help your company and further your career. Remember, MCC courses offer you the flexibility of On-Demand sessions
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MCC continues to lead the industry in the development, adoption and utilization of standardized metrics and tools to drive performance improvement (ST. LOUIS / June 13, 2014) – Today MCC
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As part of the new MCC Metrics Search Engine, we’ve built a Metrics Value Chain. The MCC Metrics Value Chain Levels help you determine how sophisticated any function (clinical ops,
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MCC has 100+ standardized metrics spanning timeliness, cycle time, quality, efficiency, cost and risk, as well as a new Metrics Search Engine to help you identify the most appropriate metrics
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On June 5, MCC released its new, and one of a kind in the industry, Metrics Search Engine. The initiative represents a unique and valuable addition to an already rich
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(ST. LOUIS / June 5, 2014) – Today MCC released its new, and one of a kind in the industry, Metrics Search Engine. This initiative represents a unique and valuable
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MCC has 100+ standardized metrics spanning timeliness, cycle time, quality, efficiency, cost and risk. This month, let’s look at a quality metric that’s useful for tracking both protocol and site performance:
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Please join us for the launch of the MCC Imaging Performance Metrics v 2.0 on 29 April 2014 11am -12pm edt. During this webinar, the MCC will present the updated
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MCC has just published an executive summary of its Risk Based Monitoring Usage Survey (check out our web sitewww.metricschampion.org for a free copy). This month, let’s look at a metric
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Please take a look in the Member Area to see the latest advantages of MCC membership. We’ve added a “Member News and Upcoming Meetings” page so all members have easy
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MCC has 100 different metrics relating to clinical trials, from timeliness and cycle time metrics to quality, efficiency and cost metrics. This month, let’s look at a valuable cost metric:
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2014 is off to a big start for members and supporters of MCC. Find out all about the growth, changing initiatives and updated work groups and metrics, as well as
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MCC 104 is live Jan. 23, 2014 Register now The MCC has designed a series of training courses to strengthen the industry’s ability to effectively use standardized performance metrics. Each course
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MCC has 100 different metrics relating to clinical trials, from timeliness and cycle time metrics to quality, efficiency and cost metrics. This month we explore a metric, which is critical
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You are invited to join us for a special kick-off session for the MCC Quality Metrics Work Groups (WGs) on 31 January 2014 at 11am–12pm EST. During the session, we will review the following
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The leadership team of the MCC Cardiopulmonary Performance Metrics group will host a Working Group meeting on 9 December 2013 at 10am EST. Industry experts will discuss what you need to know about the evolving Cardiopulmonary
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Join Dave Zuckerman, CEO of MCC, to learn about simple techniques that make metrics data analysis easier. The MCC 103 live Webinar will take place on 12 December 2013. MCC 103 is the
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Achieving on-time site initiation is a leading indicator for meeting subject enrollment. Unless all of your sites are initiated in a timely manner, your subject enrollment is guaranteed to be
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That’s one of our key aphorisms here at the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC). We passionately believe that measurement can effect change, and we’ve spent the last eight years working with
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