Patient Engagement Archives - INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE Interactive Software's Achiever Laboratory Information Management and Biobanking software, LIMS and CRM systems transform your business processes, help you to comply and deliver data insights Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:12:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Patient Consent is More Than Yes and No https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/2021/06/24/patient-consent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patient-consent Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:12:50 +0000 https://www.interactivesoftware.co.uk/?p=20327 With increasing volumes of data being held about each of us it’s no wonder the analogy ‘data is the new oil’ has become popular. Organisations are constantly trying to harness information about our hobbies, interests and purchasing history to entice us to buy their latest products and gadgets. They probably know more about us than we do ourselves. But are we happy about them knowing and using our data? Shouldn’t we have more of a say in how they use our information? Now imagine if they actually had a piece of your body. This is exactly what patients give researchers and scientists when they donate tissue samples. That’s why when it comes to managing patient consent it isn’t as simple as yes or no. The patient consent journey There are numerous reasons why patients donate their tissue. It might be as part of their own personalised treatment. Or it could be that they want to be part of a trial to help others. Whatever the reasons and drivers behind it, patients want to know their donated samples are going to make a difference. But for many there may be a reluctance to donate samples. This could be due to past […]

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