Digital Health Off The Record

Did You Ask a Site? But Did You Listen? | The Reality of Clinical Trials

“Did you already ask a site?” And, just as importantly, “But did you also listen?” Physician and principal investigator Viviane joins Farrell and Edwin to share the real

Clinical Trial Logistics: The Invisible Infrastructure Behind DCTs

What does it actually take to get clinical trial technology, connected sensors, devices and study supplies into the hands of sites and patients? In this episode of Digit

Life as a Clinical Trials Startup: Lessons from the Frontline

What does it really take to build a startup in the clinical-trial space? In this episode of Digital Health Off the Record, Farrell Healion and Edwin are joined by Ashton

Clinical Trial Vendor Selection: Looking Beyond the Sales Pitch

Clinical trials increasingly depend on a complex network of technology and service providers. But with so many options, how can sponsors identify the right vendor rather

Patient Recruitment in Clinical Trials: It Starts with Better Design

Patient recruitment remains one of the biggest causes of clinical trial delays. So why, after decades of investment, innovation and expertise, does the industry still str

Site Payments and Patient Reimbursement: Who Carries the Cost?

Clinical trials cannot run without research sites and participants. Yet both can end up carrying significant costs while waiting to be reimbursed. In this episode of Dig

Patient Voice in Clinical Trial Design: Recruitment, Retention and Real-World Burden

Patient centricity is not a new topic in clinical trials, but it is one the industry still needs to keep coming back to. In this episode of Digital Health Off the Record

eConsent in Clinical Trials: More Than a Digital Signature

eConsent has been discussed in clinical trials for years, but it still feels underused compared with other patient-facing technologies like eCOA. In this episode of Digi

eCOA in Clinical Trials: Why Implementation Still Makes or Breaks Digital Patient Data

eCOA has been part of clinical trials for decades, but it still has not reached its full potential. In this episode of Digital Health Off the Record, Farrell and Edwin g

Ep 6 - GCP Meets AI: Synthetic Data, Digital Twins & Agentic Accountability

AI is moving fast, but clinical trial regulation is still catching up. In this episode of Digital Health Off the Record, Farrell and Edwin explore how AI fits within GCP

Ep 5 - ICH GCP E6(R3): Rethinking Clinical Trials

ICH GCP E6(R3) is now coming into effect across key regions like the UK and Canada and has been in Europe for months - but what does it actually mean in practice? In thi

Digital Health Off The Record Ep 4 - DCT Technologies: Beyond the Hype and Into Reality

Decentralized clinical trial technologies had their moment during COVID. But are we actually using them well today? In Episode 4, Farrell Healion and Edwin Cohen break d

Digital Health Off The Record Ep 3 - The AI Foundation: Beyond the Hype and Into (Clinical) Operations

Everyone is talking about AI in clinical trials. But are we actually ready for it? In Episode 3, Farrell Healion and Edwin Cohen go under the hood — cutting through the

Digital Health Off The Record Ep 2 - Impact on Site Burden

In Episode 2 of Digital Health Off The Record, we turn the spotlight onto one of the biggest tensions in modern clinical trials: site burden. Digital health technologies

Digital Health Off The Record Ep 1 - SCOPE Summit 2026

In our first episode of Digital Health Off The Record, we unpack the biggest themes and takeaways from SCOPE Summit 2026. From Agentic AI and digital endpoints to implem