Method, system, and apparatus for clinical trial management over a communications network

Within a centralized, online clinical study system, a method of coordinating a clinical study at a plurality of participating sites comprising:

• configuring the online clinical study system with a payment schedule of the clinical study;
• receiving clinical research data from participating sites via a communications network;
• comparing the clinical research data with the payment schedule of the clinical study;
• and
• if at least one criterion of the payment schedule has been met or exceeded, initiating an electronic payment to an account designated by the participating site from which the clinical research data was received.

Within a centralized, online clinical study system, a method of coordinating a clinical study at a plurality of participating sites comprising:

• receiving clinical research data pertaining to the clinical study;
• receiving a user input indicating that the information is complete;
• causing a summary of the clinical research data to be presented, whereby the user having provided the clinical research data can verify the accuracy of the clinical research data;
• receiving an additional user input indicating that the clinical research data is accurate;
• storing the clinical research data within a data store of the clinical study system;
• and
• designating the stored clinical research data as official electronic source data for the clinical study.

A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• logging a user onto a centralized, online clinical study system;
• comparing workflows of a clinical study that are available through the clinical study system with workflows for which the user has been authorized;
• restricting access to workflows of the clinical study for which the user has not been trained;
• and
• providing online training to the user for a workflow or clinical trial activity for which the user has not been trained.

A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• configuring a centralized, online clinical study system with a payment schedule of a clinical study;
• receiving clinical research data from participating sites via a communications network;
• comparing the clinical research data with the payment schedule of the clinical study;
• and
• if the at least one criterion of the payment schedule has been met or exceeded, initiating an electronic payment to an account designated by the participating site from which the clinical research data was received.

A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• receiving, within a centralized, online clinical study system, clinical research data pertaining to a clinical study;
• receiving a user input indicating that the clinical research data is complete;
• causing a summary of the clinical research data to be presented, whereby the user having provided the clinical research data can verify the accuracy of the clinical research data;
• receiving an additional user input indicating that the clinical research data is accurate;
• storing the clinical research data within a data store of the online clinical study system;
• and
• designating the stored clinical research data as official electronic source data for the clinical study.