Clinical Research Billing and Finance, Part III

Sponsored by the Clinical Trial Office (CTO), this session of the Clinical Research Billing and Finance series is devoted to the important and complex topic of CR internal budgeting.  After CTO Senior Manager Mike Porreca, Ryan Schroeder, Director, Clinical Research Network (CRN),* and Quinneil Simmons, Program Manager, CRN, demonstrate how to conceive of and budget for the entire set of activities of a CR study, using the CTO budget template.  Kaye Mottola will preface the discussion with operational and compliance contexts.  Session time is lengthened by 30 minutes to allow for detailed examples and attendee interaction.

Session IV, on August 7, 1-2:30, will return to internal budgeting, for a deep dive into projecting effort and its costs, before turning to effort reporting.

Objectives

  1. Understand why comprehensive budgeting is crucial for institutional resources protection and compliance assurance
  2. Identify the complementary departmental and CTO roles and responsibilities, and
  3. Gain confidence in projecting the costs of starting up, maintaining, and closing out a clinical research study.

Pre-registration is not necessary.  A recording with slides will become available within 10 days after each CRBF session. All recordings are available in the web library located beneath the education calendar.

Investigators, department administrators, and CR study staff are all invited to attend. If you have not already received the meeting request, please contact Rhonda Champagnie, Executive Assistant, Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, and ask to be added to the distribution group associated with your BMC/BUMC role.