title: Ensuring data quality in the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: Education and training play a considerable part in efforts to enhance data quality in healthcare. How do other fields work toward data consistency? The author describes how professionals in the pharmaceutical industry manage their data.
authors.affiliation: Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc., Deerfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000592:standards*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D007318:Inservice Training; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration