The ACHIEVE Blog

Insights on risk management topics and tips and techniques for implementation.

Case study - When Miscalculating Risk Leads to a Warning Letter risk analysis warning letter Mar 29, 2024

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ISO 14971 Fundamentals: Characteristics related to safety best practices iso 14971 fundamentals postmarket surveillance safety Mar 12, 2024

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Tips for improving collaboration in risk management collaboration quality culture risk management Jan 22, 2024

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The practice of risk management in a...

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ISO 14971 Fundamentals: Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse iso 14971 fundamentals reasonably foreseeable misuse Dec 06, 2023

Reasonably foreseeable misuse in the context of ISO 14971 is more than use-error.

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Webinar - 7 essential elements of a risk management plan iso 14971 compliance risk management plan Oct 11, 2023

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Feeling stuck? Focus on patient safety, not compliance. patient safety risk management safety culture Sep 25, 2023

We are stuck in a system focused on compliance. Switch your focus to patient safety instead to get unstuck!

If you ask anyone in the medical device industry why they do risk management, you are...

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Case study: using post-market data to evaluate changes in risk level hazardous situation postmarket surveillance probability risk analysis Sep 18, 2023

Note: this article is a summary of the original article published on my Let's Talk Risk! newsletter. Read the full article here.


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This case study provides an easy way to estimate...

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Quick Tip - Be aware of the effect of risk perception risk analysis risk evaaluation risk management risk perception Jul 20, 2023

People perceive risks differently. Each one of us has our own perception of risk, which affects our judgments and decisions.

Research shows that risk perception influences our judgments and...

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Tips for a risk-based approach to auditing Quality Systems achievelivesessions mdsap qms audit risk based risk based auditing Jul 17, 2023

Medical devices are heavily regulated across the world. In general, manufacturers are required to establish an effective Quality System to comply with regulatory requirements for continued market...

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Maximize the value of your risk management file as a communication tool best practices effective communication helpful tips iso 14971 compliance risk management file Feb 27, 2023

As a medical device manufacturer, you are required to establish and maintain a risk management file for ISO 14971 compliance. But did you know that you can maximize the value of your risk...

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There is more to hazard analysis than FMEA fmea hazard analysis iso 14971 fundamentals risk analysis Feb 21, 2023

ISO 14971 requires identification and documentation of hazards and hazardous situations as part of risk analysis. If you are using an FMEA as the only way to document applicable hazards and...

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Understanding reasonably foreseeable sequence of events for ISO 14971 risk analysis event tree analysis hazardous situation iso 14971 fundamentals risk analysis sequence of events Feb 13, 2023

A clear understanding of reasonably foreseeable sequence or combinations of events leading to hazardous situations is critical for identifying risks associated with the use of a medical device. In...

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