Data Integrity in 2020
The year 2020 was a game-changer in many aspects. It has forever altered the way we perceive reality down to every facet of our lives and how we implement our everyday activities. This stands true even more in the healthcare world, which has undergone a tremendous shift in a span of 10 months on a global scale. The world of regulatory affairs and compliance has also undergone some changes that has affected our views on data and our attitude towards data governance and data integrity (DI).
In these times, when everything and everyone is connected to the internet, a large volume of data is generated daily. The good news is, the more information we have, the more chances we have to achieve goals that require that large amount of data and knowledge.
This is why data collection is so important for companies.
Properly managing sensitive information to maintain privacy and security has become paramount in recent years. Today, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers are increasingly using the Internet to broaden their services making compliance with FDA regulation even more important.
Quality risk management implementation identifies and manages risks; under normal circumstances the risk-based approach to the validation of computerized systems should eliminate the risks to the system, or should at least reduce the risks to a tolerable level. (This tolerable level must naturally be defined prior to the execution of the risk analysis).
Are you sure your IT infrastructures are fully qualified, or is it possible that your methodologies missed some vital detail along the way? Perhaps you know you're good at maintaining infrastructure compliance, but your organization is about to reach its operational limits. Either way, it's time for a serious change.
Data integrity is an ever-increasing concern in life sciences, with medical device manufacturers feeling much of the conformity backlash. There continues to be heightened regulatory focus on diverse cybersecurity topics, including data integrity.
Companies that are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are required to perform validation to prove their software and systems are performing correctly. That’s why, with relatively few changes, we have been using Computer System Validation (CSV) for over 20 years in the regulated sector. The FDA’s first Principles of Software Validation, and later ISPE GAMP, continue to be the main go-to guidance and principles to help implement CSV.
Currently, digital transformation is a hot buzzword, and it’s something that everyone wants to be a part of, even if they don't understand what it is or what it means. So, what is digital transformation really?
To stay competitive, every organization should consider what they can do to improve the quality of their products and services. In fact, having a clear understanding of your overall quality management system to ensure that you meet or exceed your customer’s expectations is a compelling way to improve your business.
That’s where the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) comes in.
The ISO 9001 is an internationally-recognized QMS standard that can benefit every organization or company. As a powerful business improvement tool, the ISO 9001 standard sets forth a strong QMS framework that produces many benefits for businesses.
