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Managing healthcare projects with ease and simplicity

Those in the healthcare sector go about their work like they are completing a project. Their work is made up of many parts, all of which they need to approach using many processes and plans. In keeping a tight watch on the budget and the deadline; many aspects of the work get overlooked, as a result of which the outcome suffers.

Each team member has a specific and important task in healthcare. All these have to be done with precision and in close synchrony with the…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 22, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

DoE helps in optimizing processes and output in a number of ways

Design of Experiments (DoE) is defined as a systematized means with which the factors that go into a process and its intended output can be determined. DoE makes extensive use of statistical and experimentation means. DoE helps to optimize the processes of production in a number of environments in a huge range of industries.

The varied uses of DoE

DoE is useful in a number of applications. For instance, it:

o  Helps determine root…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 21, 2016 at 6:28am — No Comments

Exploring the FDA’s guidance on financial disclosure by clinical investigators

Transparency and integrity of the financial interests of clinical investigators is a matter of utmost importance to the healthcare industry in the US. The financial interests of the investigators are directly associated with the results, thinks the FDA. It believes that “financial interests and arrangements of clinical…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 20, 2016 at 6:22am — No Comments

Designing your retail store for the old and new generations

The demographic profile of the nation has a direct and very important bearing on the productivity of an organization. There is a common perception that the Baby Boomers are on their way out and are making way for Gen X. While this is true to on the surface, in the sense that Gen X is the next phase of the workforce; the Baby Boomers are certainly not done yet.

The key to getting more out of the American workforce is to analyze how one generation…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 19, 2016 at 5:57am — No Comments

The right way of choosing sample sizes based on valid statistical rationale

Performing at least some verification testings or validation studies of design-outputs and/or manufacturing processes is essential for almost all manufacturing and development companies. Yet, it is sometimes difficult to explain the rationale that goes into the selection of the sample sizes used in such efforts.

Removing this doubt and showing participants a way out of this quandary will be the content of a webinar that Compliance4All, a leading…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 16, 2016 at 6:29am — No Comments

Article on Understanding the NI 43-101

The NI (short for National Instrument) 43-101 is a Canadian national instrument used for the Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects within the country. This is a codified set of rules and regulations used to report and exhibit information relating to mineral properties owned by, or explored by companies that report these findings on the nation’s stock exchanges.

The NI 43-101 came into existence in the wake of the notorious Bre-X scandal. It…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 15, 2016 at 6:37am — No Comments

Getting their documentation right is very important for medical device manufacturers

Documentation is at the heart of medical devices. If a medical device manufacturer cannot convincingly establish documentation of the manufacturing process; the medical device is bound to have regulatory approval hurdles. Every medical device manufacturer has to both establish and maintain all of these: documents, procedures and records, all of which must be under a state of control.

So, what should the documentation establish and prove?…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 13, 2016 at 6:52am — No Comments

Good documentation lies at the heart of GxP environments

Good Documentation Practice (GDP) constitutes the backbone of any GxP environment. Not only is GDP a sound business practice; it is also an FDA requirement. This being the case, it is absolutely essential for FDA-regulated organizations to get their GDP right. An organization that does not get its GDP right risks facing a number of consequences.

Today’s regulatory requirements are stricter than ever before. In this environment of very rigid regulatory environment;…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 6, 2016 at 7:57am — No Comments

Microbial monitoring becomes successful when myths about the topic are removed

Although unfortunate; it is true that those who work in water systems design them keeping obsolete concepts in mind. Why this happens is that the water systems organization is reluctant to be open-minded enough to update its water systems from time to time. The result is that the water systems get built on a shaky foundation, making them fundamentally weak.

Myths are the backbone of water systems failures

An additional problem faced by most microbial monitoring…

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Added by Adam Fleming on September 2, 2016 at 6:12am — No Comments

A broad look at clinical research regulations

Clinical research regulations are directives that are aimed at making clinical research more effective and ethically justifiable. The tool or mechanism by which regulators ensure that clinical research regulations serve their purpose is what is called Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

Regulatory bodies around the world, irrespective of whether they function at national or global levels, formulate respective clinical research regulations that are aimed at ensuring that…

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Added by Adam Fleming on June 10, 2016 at 3:16am — No Comments

What are the functions of computer system validation process?

Computer system validation process is described as the documented procedure which assures that a computer system performs the exact functions it is intended to reproducibly, consistently and verifiably. The computer system validation process covers every function and milestone of the computer system:

  • Development of the system
  • Operation of the system
  • The system’s maintenance
  • Its retirement
  • Archiving…
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Added by Adam Fleming on June 7, 2016 at 2:24am — No Comments

Implementation requirements of FDA's Bioresearch Monitoring Program

If there is one common cause for apprehension between the smallest and biggest, and the best known and least known organizations; it has to be an FDA inspection! Any organization that is subject to an FDA inspection has to get absolutely everything of everything about its activities right to a T, to such an extent that it should be sure simply all the time, through all its processes, that an FDA inspection is not going to invite an FDA action such as a 483…

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Added by Adam Fleming on June 2, 2016 at 3:08am — No Comments

What are Factors to Take into Consideration While Choosing Airline and Airport Management Courses.

Airline and airport management courses are designed for those who want to make a career in the skies. Aviation has always been a preferred choice for a career. The existence of thousands of airports across the US -it has more than a third of the entire world's airports -and the large presence of aircraft for military and logistical purposes are major factors that prepare the ground for a career in airline and airport management. The prelude to a career in this field is to choose the right…

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Added by Adam Fleming on May 31, 2016 at 2:33am — No Comments

Is important to involve managers in project management audits

Project management is one of the core areas of expertise in today’s corporate career. Defined as a temporary allocation of resources to accomplish a defined goal and objective; project management may be considered the building blocks of an organization’s business. Given the importance of project management to any business; it is imperative that the organization implements a set of checks and balances into the whole system of project auditing to ensure that its project management is on track…

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Added by Adam Fleming on May 27, 2016 at 6:46am — No Comments

What are the Steps involved to Create a Bullet Proof 510(K)

A medical device has to mandatorily make a submission for premarket approval (PMA) to the FDA to demonstrate that the device to be marketed is substantially equivalent or at least as safe and effective as a non PMA-subjected legally marketed device. This submission is called 510 (K).

A medical device company has to submit a product for PMA when it manufactures or makes changes and…

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Added by Adam Fleming on May 25, 2016 at 6:07am — No Comments

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