
The client was seeking to identify an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system that could not only manage the data collection, but could monitor multiple raters for inter-rater reliability. In addition to addressing the challenges of raters being located globally, the data review monitors may also be located globally, and the study project manager and supervising monitor may also be in another global location. Identifying these deviations and retraining staff as quickly as possible would improve the quality and consistency of data collection. The complexity of language barriers, nationality custom bias, and global locations requires that inter-rater reliability be monitored during the data collection period of the study.


When multiple raters will be used to assess the condition of a subject, it is important to improve inter-rater reliability, particularly if the raters are transglobal.
