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Change can be daunting, but sometimes change just makes sense. qmsWrapper has developed a better way to access QMS functionality in qmsWrapper. It’s a new UI or Dashboard, and QMS Control Tables. Fear not, the essential underlying function remains unchanged. How you access the data does. The new dashboard puts more QMS functionality at your users' fingertips. First, we introduced Tabs...

A remote audit, also known as virtual audit, is the method of conducting an audit distantly, using electronic means such as videoconferencing, email, and telephone to acquire audit evidence, just like during an on-site audit.  The overall aim is to evaluate this evidence objectively to determine the extent to which we have fulfilled the audit criteria. The...

Remote audits may have many benefits when it comes to efficiency, access to competence, increased reach and mitigating risks. But companies have to use it in the right context. The main benefit of remote auditing is cost flexibility. Auditors will incur fewer costs through every remote audit they conduct, such as travel expenses and billable hours....

Audits are used for a variety of reasons, including assessing compliance with standards and regulations, adherence to requirements and specifications, evaluating process and system performance, evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the quality management system; etc. A remote internal audit is usually done partially or completely off-site employing technology to support the auditor when a site...

An offsite audit is the same as an on-site QMS audit, but the auditor engages with you via technology. The Initial Preparation  Prior to starting the offsite audit, most likely you, a medical device company, would need to provide copies of your quality manual, procedures, complaints, nonconformance, corrective and preventive action logs, etc. Also, you will have...

Certain audits of medical devices and processes are essential for MedDev companies if they want to place their product on the European market. However, audits are not used only for those reasons. There are used for a variety of reasons, including assessing compliance with standards and regulations, adherence to requirements and specifications, evaluating process and system...

  When someone owns a medical device company, but not having a space or supplies for producing equipment, then they hire a contractor, outsourced manufacturer. So, he is providing all the services regarding life-cycle products. If you think you've taken a heavy load off your back, you are wrong. Please, read the regulations and standards again. Let us remind...

“Efficiency without Effectiveness misses the Purpose Effectiveness without Efficiency misses all the Profit Effectiveness with Efficiency brings Performance.” ― Martin U.  Ugwu   Verifying the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) closes the loop between identifying a problem and completing the actions to solve it. Reminder: The main purpose of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) is to improve the organization processes...

CAPA – Corrective action Preventive action The purpose of corrective and preventive action is to collect and inspect information, identify and examine the product or potential quality problems, then take suitable and effective corrective/preventive action. It’s a process of improvement taken to eliminate causes of possible malfunction, problems, or other unwanted situations.  It’s also a process that...

Every company has as part of its organization set of procedures and processes. The purpose of having procedures is to drive efficiencies towards fewer errors and resulting reworks, which can improve cost saving. Besides that, their purpose is also to make sure they are in compliance with regulations. The procedure is correct, but are the follow-ups? But...

It's one thing to become ISO certified, but maintaining the certification is another thing with all the updates and new records. Besides following the processes and procedures that were set, it's also required to improve processes and all recorded as evidence. That means keeping up with your documentation, updating procedures when the processes change, modify work...

A successful audit relies on communication. So, the preparation of employees in order to know exactly how to interact with the auditors when they arrive is one of the most important steps. This means Meeting! If the staff members are able to work collaboratively with the auditors, the audit will be conducted more efficiently, and...

An audit is the verification of activities – process or quality system in order to ensure compliance with some requirements. As such audits always generate tension and anxiety – because you know that some stranger is coming to check your work and could give you a failing grade! Painless = prepared, the more prepared, the more...

At work, nothing raises the hairs on the back of your neck like the word “audit”. What audit means to you? Audits mean fault, mistake, short-coming and blame, fault, culpability all wrapped in disappointment – you have failed!  The bullies incorporate love them! But the wise manager embraced them and uses them to pre-empt the bullies, by...

An Audit is the on-site verification activity of a process or quality system, to ensure compliance to requirements. An audit can apply to an entire organization or might be specific to a function, process, or production step. A system audit also delivers objective evidence concerning the need for a reduction, elimination and most importantly, prevention of...

Audit – a word that inspires anxiety. Even when everything is well planned, and you think you are prepared, anticipation turns to anxiety, anxiety to fear, and fear to panic. There is no hiding anything in a remote closet or under the carpet. “Wherever you've hidden it, we'll find it.” Audit Senior It's an audit day! In the beginning,...