5 reasons why you shoul move from a paper to an electronic Trial Master File
An electronic master file or eTMF is a Trial Master File in electronic or digital format. It is a way of digitally capturing, managing, sharing and storing those essential documents and content from a clinical trial.
According to the Veeva 2016 Paperless TMF Survey 84% of companies prefer an eTMF system to a paper TMF but why?
5 reasons to choose to move from a paper to an electronic Trial Master File
- Accessible – An eTMF can resolve the challenge of accessibility whilst remote working and on site where as with a paper TMF you have to physically be able to access the documents
- Scalable – An eTMF has the ability to scale up easily as you become established particularly important in the international arena
- Configurable – An eTMF allows you to configure a folder structure that suits your way of working
- Compliant – An eTMF allows you to be inspection ready from the get go with a system built to the DIA reference model
- Efficient – an eTMF can save you time and money with everything just at the click of a button. Upload your files using the drag and drop functionality and find what you need using the search bar.
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