ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Clinical Research Organization
OUR FOCUS
Science, Practice, Teaching
and Business of Medicine
Medical Research
Clinical Practice
Medical Research
WHAT WE DO:
ARCRO is engaged in a wide array of consulting and research activities within the four essential areas of Medicine:
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Medical Research
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Clinical Practice
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Medical Education
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Business of Medicine
HOW WE DO IT:
ARCRO is driven by a commitment to excellence in research, clinical practice, medical education and medical business management. Our company’s goal is to augment the ability of its clients to conduct the cutting edge research and to provide the highest quality medical care - while operating within the sustainable business model.
MEDICAL RESEARCH
In today’s precarious economic and regulatory environment for biomedical reseach, pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions alike have to be more productive, cost-efficient and risk-aware than ever.
Due to our extensive experience and unique expertise we are more than capable to assist variety of clients in their research endeavors.
We can provide the assistance at all and any steps of the research process: from program planning through development of protocols, to publications of results and securing the approvals from federal regulatory agencies.
Our Medical Research related services include but are not limited to:
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Research Strategy Development
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Risk Management
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Regulatory Consultations
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Statistical Analyses and Consultations
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Research & Clinical Protocols Development
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IRB Submission Advisories
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Medical Writing Services
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Clinical Study Reports Preparations
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Quality Assurance Consulting
In addition to providing Research Consultations, ARCRO conducts its own research studies in cooperation with established academic centers.
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Modern clinical practice is based upon body of knowledge formulated through a systematic review of evidence, and careful assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative treatment options. Practice of medicine should follow a sound methodology formed by translation of the best scientific evidence into clinical settings.
All the above theoretical statements are certainly true, however their implementation into the real world settings are more challenging - than one would expect. Practice of medicine does not happen in the optimized and standardized laboratory setting. It occurs in a very complex and rapidly changing socio-economic matrix of the real world.
New trends in the way in which clinical care is delivered are emerging rapidly. Those include shift towards the patient-centered medical care, implementation of Electronic Health Records, increasing reliance on tele-medicine - to name just a few.
ARCRO can provide busy clinicians with the specialized consulting and support - designed to help them not only to survive but thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
TEACHING OF MEDICINE
Medical education has developed into the extremely robust and diverse field. It encompasses graduate education of medical students, postgraduate training of interns and residents as well as continuous medical education of established clinicians. Clinical education occurs in numerous settings. It includes traditional classroom based lectures, bedside learning and the self-study - through reading the medical literature.
While learning in the clinical setting is the cornerstone of medical education, other forms of acquiring medical expertise are important as well. Clinical teacher plays a pivotal role in all those forms of medical learning. Clinical educator is expected to deliver the comprehensive, well organized and informative lectures, He/she is charged with teaching during the hospital rounds and outpatient encounters. Moreover, good clinical instructor guides his/her students through the self-learning process.
Academic institutions increasingly utilize the concept of medical teaching portfolios to assure that their faculty members are competent teachers. A teaching portfolio is defined as a set of documents and multimedia materials reflecting the teaching performance of the faculty member.
ARCRO can assist academic teachers in development and maintenance of the impressive teaching portfolios - which would attest to their excellence as medical educators. Moreover, ARCO is involved in several educational initiatives aimed at improving the core clinical skills of medical trainees. ARCRO is especially focused on utilization of novel information technologies in the process of strengthening the link between the formal medical education and the opportunistic learning at the bedside.
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE
Impetuous advances in technology and scientific knowledge has changed considerably the way in which physicians practice medicine. Similarly volatile and rapidly evolving economy has transformed substantially the business aspects of medicine. In the view of all those changes managing medical business became more complex than ever. Consequently, in addition to having to keep up with advances of medical knowledge, physicians who manage their own practices face many formidable business challenges. Running the efficient and profitable medical business requires enormous energy and commitment. The help of capable management consultants is invaluable in such settings.
ARCRO can assist medical practices by providing managerial expertise, and supporting their business operations. This assistance encompasses:
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Long term strategic planning with considerations to developing industry trends and changing business models.
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Guidance regarding the selection, implementation and ongoing utilization of technological solutions such as Electronic Health Records, Billing Software, Electronic Communication Platforms.
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Optimization of practice daily operations to ensure providing quality care at a reasonable cost with the minimal risk. Those include:
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Marketing
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Staffing assistance
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Credentialing
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Billing and collections
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Vendors management
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Loss Prevention
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Audit services
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Compliance with rules and regulations
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Risk Management.
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