Advancements are always being sought out to improve clinical research administration, with better patient care as the ultimate goal.  According to an article on The Association of Academic Health Centers website, the current administrative landscape for clinical trials is exceedingly complex.  Many interdependent functions are spread across the research enterprise, which often results in the establishment of administrative structures and small bureaucracies operating as separate, unconnected silos that lack policies or formal procedures for communications and interaction.  The article goes on to explain that the life cycle of a clinical research project involves stakeholders from different realms of academic health center administration who possess various skills and knowledge about clinical research or business functions.