发明名称 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALLOCATING REPRESENTATIVES TO SITES IN CLINICAL TRIALS
摘要 Methods and systems for allocating representatives, such as clinical research associates (CRAs), to sites. One embodiment comprises a method for allocating CRAs to sites by determining for each CRA the first segment travel time from a starting location to a first node associated with a CRA, and the second segment travel time from the first node to a plurality of second nodes, wherein each second node is geographically associated with a site, determining the third segment travel time from each second hub to its corresponding site(s), for each CRA determining the aggregate travel time to each site by adding at least the first, second and third travel segments, for at least some of the CRAs and at least some of the sites, evaluating the aggregate travel times between CRAs to each of the sites, and allocating a CRA to allocate to each site based in part on the travel times.
申请公布号 US2008243584(A1) 申请公布日期 2008.10.02
申请号 US20080023687 申请日期 2008.01.31
申请人 QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP. 发明人 SRINIVASAN BADHRI N.
分类号 G01C21/00;G06Q10/00 主分类号 G01C21/00
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