An informatics-based tool to assist researchers in initiating research at an academic medical center: Vanderbilt Customized Action Plan.

ABSTRACT: The regulatory review and approval process is a significant part of the workflow associated with initiating clinical and translational research projects. Ambiguity concerning submission requirements and expected times associated with the review process can create additional work for research teams and ultimately delay important scientific projects. In an effort to provide assistance to investigators, we have developed an online interactive interface which elicits basic study characteristics for a single project and subsequently produces a list of required administrative applications needed for approval along with clear instructions concerning expectations from the research team. This system, the Vanderbilt Customized Action Plan (V-CAP), was launched in October 2006 and has been well recei

SUBMITTER: Pulley JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3767144 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature