# Remote data entry

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A '''remote data entry'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Privacy Impact Assessment: Remote Data Entry System |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/242456.pdf |website=2009-2017.state.gov |publisher=Department of State, Office of Information Programs and Services |access-date=14 April 2026}}</ref> ('''RDE''') system is a computerized system designed for the [collection of data](/source/Data_collection) in electronic format. The term is most commonly applied to a class of software used in the [life sciences](/source/life_sciences) industry for collecting patient data from participants in [clinical research](/source/clinical_research) studies—research of new drugs and or medical devices.

Typically, RDE systems provide:
* a [graphical user interface](/source/graphical_user_interface) [component](/source/Software_componentry) for data entry.
* a [validation](/source/Data_validation) component to check user data.
* a reporting tool for analysis of the collected data.

The development of RDE systems started in the mid- to late-1980s as software installed locally on [portable computers](/source/Portable_computer) with [modems](/source/Modem).  It has largely been replaced by a newer generation of software called [electronic data capture](/source/electronic_data_capture), or EDC, that provides the same type of functionality over the Internet using web pages.

==See also==
* [Clinical data acquisition](/source/Clinical_data_acquisition)
* [Electronic data capture](/source/Electronic_data_capture), provides a brief history of the RDE and EDC software landscape, [http://gwaber.com/remote-jobs remote jobs].

==References==
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Category:Clinical research
Category:Pharmaceutical industry
Category:Clinical data management

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