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Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider
of collaborative portals for hospitals and research institutions,
announced today that The Methodist Hospital Research Institute has
selected the Click Commerce eResearch Portal as its platform for a
comprehensive electronic research administration initiative.
The Institute, a cornerstone of The Methodist Hospital's strategic
vision for its future as a top-ranked academic medical center, will
use the eResearch Portal to automate the major research administration
functions of the organization including the Institutional Review Board
(IRB), Grants and Contracts, Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC), and Conflict of Interest functions. The system
provides researchers a seamless Web interface to manage their complete
research portfolio.
"The goal of the new online system is to streamline the
administrative processes and allow the investigators to focus their
time on research," said Edward A. Jones, vice president and associate
director for administration for the Methodist Hospital Research
Institute. "The new system will let us quickly automate our core
research administration processes before the NIH (National Institutes
of Health) requires all grant submissions to be submitted
electronically by the end of the 2006. We hope this new system will
make NIH submissions simple right from the start for our researchers."
The Institute plans to move the IRB module into production this
month, followed by the Grants & Contracts module. With the Click
Commerce eResearch Portal, The Institute will route and review IRB
applications and funding proposals internally before the funding
requests are submitted electronically to the Federal government's new
site, www.grants.gov. In addition, researchers will have increased
access to electronic tools for closer collaboration with budget
analysts and financial specialists. This closer collaboration will
help researchers accurately complete new government funding forms and
research grants, such as the SF424, to ensure a smooth application
submission process.
"Research procedures are becoming increasingly complex, and
forward-looking institutions like Methodist are turning to
Internet-based systems to help them save time and reduce errors," said
Nancy Koenig, executive vice president of operations for Click
Commerce. "The Click Commerce eResearch Portal was specifically
designed to streamline complexity by uniting grants, IRB and other
processes on a single platform."
In addition to the Methodist Hospital Research Institute, some of
the leading research institutions in the United States such as the
Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pittsburgh,
Columbus Children's Research Institute, and the University of Michigan
use the Click Commerce eResearch Portal for Grants, IRB, IACUC, and
Conflict of Interest processes. All have joined together to form the
Click Compliance Consortium, where they share best practices and
collaborate on key issues in eResearch and compliance.
About The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute is a cornerstone of The
Methodist Hospital's strategic vision for its future as a top-ranked
academic medical center. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
conducts groundbreaking translational and clinical research to provide
the best possible care for patients. Their goal is to make the latest
laboratory findings available to patients in the form of new
treatments and clinical trials as rapidly as possible. The Institute
is committed to moving the latest discoveries in the laboratory to the
bedside in order to provide a new standard of care for patients and
those in other parts of the country.
About Click Commerce, Inc.
Click Commerce (Nasdaq:CKCM) collaborative portal solutions enable
research and healthcare professionals to streamline complex review
processes, eliminate hardcopy paperwork, and improve quality and
accuracy through electronic submissions. Six of the top 10 research
institutions in the United States, including Johns Hopkins, Washington
University, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's research
administration software to automate regulatory compliance, grant
management, and clinical trial processes. More information can be
found at http://research.clickcommerce.com.
Click Commerce supply chain management solutions enable millions
of users in 70 countries to collaborate, in real time, with business
partners across the extended enterprise. The Company helps
corporations such as Alaska Airlines, BASF, Citibank, Delphi, Eastman
Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier
1, Ryder, and Verizon coordinate and optimize business processes,
accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. More
information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com.