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6 Benefits of ISO Compliance

ISO’s standards are created to guide companies in dealing with some of the most demanding challenges of modern business – Quality & Customers. At its core, the ISO system is underpinned by the pursuit of recognizable quality that ties business goals and customer needs. The… 

Woman with glasses tearing a paper document by hand, symbolizing the end of inefficient paper-based QMS and the transition to digital document management for ISO 13485 compliance.

6 Things Your DM Software Should Have

ISO 12651-2 defines a document as “recorded information or object which can be treated as a unit”. Err… Yup!… Got it!… Been treating recorded objects as a unit for, well… forever…   Sometimes you just have to admire their creativity! Compliance requests essentials On the more… 

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7 Easiest Ways to Create a Championship Team Through Collaboration

“Individuals play the game, but teams win championships”Bill Parcells As in sport, the same rules apply to business. Collaboration is the glue that binds teams. Collaboration is different people executing together on the same issues, cooperatively whether communicating through Chat, Voice, Video or email. But… 

qms manager job or role in medical device companies under ISO 13485 quality management system

QMS Manager: Job or Role?

QMS manager job or role is a common question when medical device companies start implementing ISO 13485 and defining responsibilities within their quality management system. A QMS manager is usually a dedicated position with a critical role in maintaining regulatory compliance, so we recommend you to keep… 

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Understanding Roles & Processes in ISO 13485:2016

What is a role and how does it connect to processes? The 2016 edition is much more complicated than the 2003 edition so here is a little help to make things a little more understandable. In ISO 13485:2016 there are many new terms, definitions, and… 

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Email is a Team Killer

Your email address is the proverbial key to the internet. No email address, no account at Facebook, no streaming, no whitepapers, no downloads. Whether you use Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or a host of others, you need an email account because it’s your ID on the… 

Table comparison of ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 13485:2016 term definitions, highlighting new additions like Post-market surveillance, Risk management, and Life-cycle for medical device quality systems.

ISO 13485:2016 – New terms to take note of

Differences and similarities between the ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 13485:2016 editions. ISO 13485:2003 only had a few defined terms with clear definitions. However, in the new edition of ISO 13485:2016, sixteen new terms are added with longer definitions. Let’s see what are the differences and… 

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ISO 13485:2016 – Creating a Glass Ceiling for Startups

May 2016 was a dark period for medical small companies and startups, it was the day the ISO created a glass ceiling for Medical Startups. A glass ceiling! Yes, because ISO13485:2016 essentially puts a glass ceiling on medical start-ups with a daunting new array certification requirements that will… 

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Wrapper – Let’s Start Managing Through Quality

An innovative approach to tackle the challenges of modern business – Management Through Quality™ qmsWrapper is a smart management software that effectively avoids adding another layer of management by encouraging team-based collaboration compliance. qmsWrapper is for any company needing a powerful, unified platform to help the…