{"id":712,"date":"2020-10-20T07:42:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T07:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/?p=712"},"modified":"2020-10-21T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T11:36:02","slug":"publication-management-tools-that-a-medical-writer-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/publication-management-tools-that-a-medical-writer-must-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication Management Tools That A Medical Writer Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-714\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Publication-tools-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A medical writer is responsible for developing <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/23\/what-are-the-different-types-of-medical-writing-healthcare-communication\/\"><strong>medically accurate documents<\/strong> <\/a>for different stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Biomedical industries, hospitals, CROs, publication houses and MedComm agencies usually have an inhouse team of medical writers to develop high-quality medical documents. The responsibilities of a medical writer involve drafting, reviewing, editing, inter-team communications, being compliant to the guidelines and perform various other project management tasks. To establish a seamless workflow, the companies provide their medical writing teams with publication management tools or content management software. It is essential for a medical writer to have knowledge about these tools to perform their tasks comfortably. Here are the two tools that are widely used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Datavision<\/strong>: It is a well-established publication planning software tool that is widely used in healthcare industries. This planning software helps a medical writer in project management and ensures the timely delivery of the project without compromising the expectations of the authors and the stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Datavision is a user-friendly and intuitive\ntool that understands the importance and process of publication procedure. It is\nbuilt around three workflows that encompass the overall publication procedure\nsuch as planning, project execution, tracking and reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some unique features of Datavision software include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Writers Workbench: <\/strong>Medical writers can\naccess Datavision through their desktop application or through a specialised\nweb-based portal known as Writers Workbench. This feature allows the writer to\nplan their works or overdue tasks, thus, enabling the writers to manage their\ntime and tasks effectively and efficiently.<\/li><li><strong>Built-in Journals and Congress database<\/strong>:\nDatavision has the largest\nabstract and citation database with peer-reviewed literature from more than\n5,000 publishers. It serves as an invaluable resource\nto writers.<\/li><li><strong>Document tab for reviews and approvals: <\/strong>One\nof the core features of Datavision is the Documents tab. This tab facilitates\ndirect management of all the elements related to a specific project. It helps\nmanage the time plan for the project, drafts, reviews, and approvals together\nwith feedback as the project enters its final stages.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Veeva Vault:<\/strong>  It is a proven cloud enterprise content management platform which is specifically built for life sciences. This content management platform has a unique ability to manage both content and data on a single platform. It is designed with perfection to meet the most rigorous commercial, clinical, regulatory, quality and safety requirements. It enables the organizations and\/or biomedical engineers to quickly manage end-to-end processes related to the content, data, and workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unique features of Veeva vault include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Content Capabilities:<\/strong> Veeva Vault\nplatform is a highly versatile tool that helps manage documents, videos, and\nimages with high capability including electronic signatures, watermarks,\ntemplates, versioning, annotations, lifecycles, sharing and document\ngeneration. It also supports the complex business requirements needed for\ncompliance, collaboration, and records management.<\/li><li><strong>Easy access to Microsoft office and high<\/strong>\n<strong>optical character recognition (OCR): <\/strong>Veeva\nVault users can check out their Microsoft office documents and can utilize the\nfull co-authoring capabilities with a single click. The platform automatically\nscans, extracts, and indexes text within documents and also find images and PDF\nfiles that are uploaded directly or through Veeva Snap.<\/li><li><strong>Dynamic Security:&nbsp; <\/strong>The<strong> <\/strong>Veeva Vault platform\naddresses all the security challenges of global enterprises. It provides\nflexible authentication and authorization for the organization and the external\npartners. It has a dynamic security model that supports multiple domains, and\nfine-grain access control to functions, objects, and data.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A clear understanding about these tools\nwill help the writers to track and manage the entire publication development\nprocess without any assistance. These tools will ensure that publications are\ndelivered according to best practices and with highest standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A medical writer is responsible for developing medically accurate documents for different stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Biomedical industries, hospitals, CROs, publication houses and MedComm agencies usually have an inhouse team of medical writers to develop high-quality medical documents. 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