Environmental Monitoring
The Value of Role-Based Alarm Templates
Best Practices for Closing Coverage Gaps and the Role-Based Alarm Advantage Imagine it’s 2 a.m. on a holiday weekend, and a freezer excursion begins. In this moment, the challenge isn’t just detecting the issue, but ensuring the right person is notified. Is it going to a lab manager who is off site, potentially delaying the…
Read MoreModern Mapping and Validation Webinar Recap
Did you miss our recent “Audit Ready in Any Season: Modern Mapping & Validation” webinar, or want to revisit the highlights? We’ve got you covered. In this session, Dickson experts Mark Friske (Mapping Solutions Manager) and Antoine Nguyen (VP of GxP & Compliance), along with host Evan Smith, guided attendees through the fundamentals of thermal…
Read More6 Must-Have Environmental Monitoring Features for Pharma Manufacturers
For pharmaceutical manufacturers, you know environmental monitoring systems are a key part of any quality management system, essential for pharmaceutical storage control, and serve as your first line of defense in an audit. While many systems can log data, only a select few are truly built to help you navigate the complex challenges of a…
Read MoreDicksonOne Refresher: Back to the Basics Webinar Recap
Did you miss our recent DicksonOne Refresher: Back to the Basics webinar, or want to revisit the highlights? We’ve got you covered. In this session, our expert Ryan Vandenack walked attendees through the essential features of DicksonOne, covering hardware options, software navigation, reporting, alarm templates, calibration tools, and new product updates. We received many questions…
Read MoreCloud-Based Monitoring and CAP & CLIA Accreditation
Earning and maintaining College of American Pathologists (CAP) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) accreditation requires meticulous monitoring and record-keeping of environmental conditions. The accuracy of diagnostic testing, and therefore patient outcomes, is directly dependent on maintaining stringent control over factors such as temperature, humidity, and air pressure, making their consistent monitoring non-negotiable. Factors such…
Read MoreMaintaining Cell Therapy Lab Compliance
5 Keys to Compliance Your Cell Therapy Lab Can’t Ignore When a single dose of CAR-T cell therapy can cost more than half a million dollars, the loss of even one batch can devastate a hospital’s bottom line. Unlike chemically-based medications, which can lose potency as a consequence of a temperature excursion, slight temperature fluctuations…
Read MoreElevating Medication Storage Compliance in Hospital Pharmacies
Keeping Medications Safe: A Roadmap to Storage Compliance and Control Every pharmacy director understands the critical importance of medication storage. However, the roadmap for proper and efficient medication storage conditions isn’t always clear-cut. Understanding the Regulatory Landscape: USP and FDA Navigating storage requirements begins with a firm grasp of key regulations. In the United States,…
Read MoreHospital Environmental Monitoring Webinar Recap
100 Years of Listening: Solving Healthcare’s Environmental Monitoring Challenges Thank you for joining our recent webinar, 100 Years of Listening: Solving Healthcare’s Environmental Monitoring Challenges. In this session, our experts shared actionable strategies to help hospitals, labs and other critical care areas meet strict regulatory demands, reduce excessive alarms, and optimize monitoring systems for growth.…
Read MoreYour Guide to Pharmaceutical Validation & 6 Principles for Effective Implementation
In good manufacturing practice (GMP) and other GxP’s, the term validation has a formal, specific meaning. In this context, validation is a quality management tool used to confirm that a process or a piece of equipment satisfies its intended purpose through the use of objective data. In highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, validation is used…
Read MoreWhy Is Temperature Mapping in Pharma Important?
A growing trend in the pharmaceutical industry is the development of more complex and fragile products, like biologicals, chemical mixtures, and large molecules (COVID-19 vaccines are an example of this trend). These products generally must follow a standard operating procedure (SOP) that requires more stringent temperature controls to prevent them from degrading or deactivating during…
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