Patent ID: 8495011

Claim:
A system for managing research subject or patient events for clinical research trials comprising: a centralized secure database; an administrator database communicatively connected to said centralized secure database; one or more investigator databases communicatively connected to said centralized secure database whereby information residing in said one or more investigator databases is periodically transferred to said centralized secure database and said information is not shared directly between any of said one or more investigator databases; a high-clearance interface for accessing said centralized secure database; an administrator interface for accessing said administrator database, wherein said administrator database includes information from more than one investigator database; an investigator interface for accessing said one or more investigator databases; and at least one communication gateway, wherein said investigator interface includes an automated scheduling tool that tracks the progress of participants in a clinical research trial, and wherein said automated scheduling tool identifies the eligibility of prospective participants for participation in a clinical research trial without revealing the personally identifiable information of said prospective participants.