Report on the DIA 45th Annual Meeting - An eye for safety and quality

So ends another DIA Annual Meeting. This years event was really great, with lots of energy, and many chances to learn and network.

The theme of this year's meeting was "Better Medicines: Improving Safety with Every Step". By the buzz on the show floor safety and quality is on everyone mind.

More and more organizations are looking to enable, or better enable their companies quality management program, in today's world that typically means applying technology to tasks that are currently performed manually. Quality management systems have their place, but when combined with your enterprise systems, such as document management and ERP systems, the power is amplified. This integration, or combination allows information workers to see a more complete picture of the content and data they need to identify, analyse and resolve quality issues.

Documents are an integral part of the quality management process, and items such as reports and remediation plans need to be linked to (or stored with) the data that corresponds to CAPAs, deviaitons and audit findings. A holistic view of the quality management programs enables organizations to offer better safety and quality to the end consumer.