In-office research partnership calls on physician investigators

Elligo Health Research and Allscripts are partnering to create Elligo Goes Direct, offering physicians the opportunity to participate in clinical research trials in their own offices and providing patients with convenient access to clinical trials. Chad Moore, president of Elligo, described the reasons behind the formation of this partnership: “The companies share a common vision of providing innovative solutions to optimize clinical trials."

Walgreens to promote ongoing outcomes studies beneficial in clinical research

In a move that mirrors longstanding practices in the pharma clinical trial research arena, Walgreens is making a case for partnerships between clinical researchers and a retail pharmacy provider. This month the company announced the creation of its Center for Health & Wellbeing Research (CHWB) website that will initially showcase 50 “outcomes studies” the company has completed over the past six years.

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