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October 2016 Blog Posts (35)

Time-saving tips on MS Excel usage

MS Excel is a program that has an amazing number of features that make it highly capable and suited for a number of usages. Although it has innumerable features; they come with simple shortcuts and methods. These are not always visible to the casual user. The use of these shortcuts is of tremendous use to users, because it saves them precious time, which can be put to more valuable uses. Employees who know the secrets of MS Excel are certainly likely to be more…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 14, 2016 at 5:40am — No Comments

Cost-effective regulatory compliance trainings get even more cost-effective!

There are offers, and then there are super offers. Finally, there are Compliance4All offers! Yes, Compliance4All has an offer that is so unique that it can be considered a step above being a super offer. What is this offer, then? Compliance4All, a leading provider of professional trainings for all the areas of regulatory compliance, has just announced that it is offering a 50% off on its webinar packs. Wait. Don’t rush for your reading glasses. You’ve read it right.…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 13, 2016 at 7:00am — No Comments

Adherence to the Anti-Kickback and Stark Law is more than just a compliance issue

The Anti-Kickback and Stark Law is a vital Act for healthcare practitioners, and it includes several changes for 2016.

Is the implementation of the Stark Law important? It is much more than being just important. It is critical. The reason for this is that lack of proper implementation of this law in its entirety attracts substantial awards and settlements, as…

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Added by Roger Steven on October 13, 2016 at 5:55am — No Comments

Avoiding punitive actions from the FDA

Although the news of a company receiving strictures from the FDA in the form of 483s, Warning Letters, and even Consent Decrees is a near daily occurrence in the industry; when it happens, it takes such companies by surprise. Not only is the company’s executive management caught off guard by these events; they are also embarrassed by the bad press they get, as well by the very expensive and damaging investigations and corrective and preventive action that follow.…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 13, 2016 at 5:32am — No Comments

Understanding HIPAA Compliance Requirements

An organization that needs to be HIPAA compliant has to not only ensure that it provides the appropriate patient rights and controls on its uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI); it has to also have the proper policies and procedures in place. Any organization that is the subject of a compliance review or is being audited has to demonstrate to the government that it has both the documentation necessary for safeguarding patient PHI, as well as the ability to show…

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Added by Roger Steven on October 12, 2016 at 5:54am — No Comments

The FDA steps up efforts at bringing about medical device cyber security

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 12, 2016 at 5:41am — No Comments

Know the ropes of social media in healthcare to avoid costly penalties from HIPAA

Any healthcare organization that is active on the social media is vulnerable to some or another kind of Protected Health Information (PHI) breach. Although a healthcare practice or business benefits greatly in terms of marketing and publicity from the judicious use of the social media for; data stored on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or Instagram leaves it susceptible…

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Added by Roger Steven on October 11, 2016 at 6:34am — No Comments

A look at FDA GMP compliance

In a broad sense, GMPs refer to good manufacturing practices in any field. The main intention of these GMPs is that they enable industries to perform the required practices needed for complying with guidelines set out by the regulatory authorities. GMP guidelines are issued by regulatory authorities all around the world, mainly in the US, Canada, the countries of Europe and many others.

The ambit…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 11, 2016 at 6:10am — No Comments

Preparing for a HIPAA audit

An organization that needs to be HIPAA compliant has to not only ensure that it provides the appropriate patient rights and controls on its uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI); it has to also have the proper policies and procedures in place. Any organization that is the subject of a compliance review or is being audited has to demonstrate to the…

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Added by Roger Steven on October 6, 2016 at 6:17am — No Comments

The FDA code of federal regulations

FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a huge sea of regulations that the FDA has created for regulating all products that come under its purview of regulation. The FDA codes of federal regulations are numbered and cover all products, processes and the activities that go into their creation.

The FDA Code of Federal Regulations is a compendium of codified general and permanent rules the federal…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 6, 2016 at 5:46am — No Comments

A glance at Good Clinical Practice regulations

Good Clinical Practices are a collectively bunched global scientific, quality and ethical standard relating to the following aspects of a clinical research:

  • Design
  • Conduct
  • Documentation (recording)
  • Report making

Relevant Good Clinical Practice regulations are to be followed by the sponsors of a clinical trial, no matter how big or small the trial or…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 5, 2016 at 6:37am — No Comments

Role of CROs in improving knowledge productivity in health care industry

Contract research organisation (CRO) is a fastest growing segment, provides support to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries in the form of research services. The pharmaceutical companies can’t uphold and drop billions due to termination of patent and deficiency of new approvals. So they are approaching strategic alliances to sustain revenue and improve the product pipelines. These companies are increasingly…

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Added by Worksure Medpharma on October 5, 2016 at 5:35am — No Comments

Ensuring quality at every point of the food transportation chain is crucial for ensuring public health

Whenever food, either in raw form or after being cooked, is transported, it carries the risk of contamination. Since the food that is being transported is so vulnerable, care has to be taken at just about every possible point in order to prevent disease from originating and spreading from the sources of food transporation. Standard procedures for washing and sanitizing the containers, in which food is transported need to be established, managed and maintained.…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 4, 2016 at 7:31am — No Comments

Healthcare computer systems implementation involves choosing the right method

Healthcare computer systems implementation can be anything from a headache to nightmare, given its complexity. Things can go wrong at any stage and for any reason. Getting the computer systems right or implementing the right one involves investment of considerable time and money from all kinds of healthcare organizations, big or small.

Fortunately, many of…

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Added by Roger Steven on October 3, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

Derive the benefit of powerful legal writing

The responses that organizations give to the FDA when they need to interact with it have to be very precise, technical and scientific. They are a test of the writing skills of the writer who frames these responses. The answers have to be very carefully weighed. Responses to the FDA have to be more loaded and impactful than being creative or artistic.

The power of persuasive and…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 3, 2016 at 5:26am — No Comments

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