Feature
Purpose-Built Paperless Solution
for Environmental Monitoring
Improve the Performance of Your Environmental Monitoring Operations
Although Environmental Monitoring (EM) programs have been in place for decades to ensure sterile product manufacturing as required by federal regulations, current EM programs have not effectively leveraged technology to improve efficiency and information quality. Most EM operations still rely heavily on manual, paper-based processes that are inefficient and error prone. And the traditional chemistry-centric LIMS do not meet the needs of the microbiology/QC lab.
SQL*LIMS® Micro/EM is an integrated software and hardware solution that automates EM operations thereby eliminating inefficiencies and reducing error rates inherent in manual, paper-based systems. The system delivers a tangible return on investment while serving as a regulatory compliant platform for managing and reporting EM information by removing low value and redundant activities from EM processes,
Overview of EM Workflow
| Plan Sampling | Incorporate SOPs into monitoring plans |
| Assign Work | Gather work items from active plans and gives assignment lists to individuals and groups |
| Collect Samples | Move from site to site in clean room and perform sampling |
| Process Sample | In the microbiology lab, perform workflow according to SOP to produce results (e.g., incubate, record counts) |
| Review Results | Review counts, organism identification, etc |
| Approve results | Using e-signatures |
| Analyze Results | Select data to view, report, export, visualize |
The SQL*LIMS Micro/EM is designed with an understanding of the challenges in the EM workflow. The platform integrates:
- A comprehensive suite of functions to effectively manage and control the entire EM program—from sample planning to analysis and reporting. The platform integrates, for example, your Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to assure regulatory compliance with mandated procedures.
- Wireless, mobile computer technology that captures information at every EM venue for the paperless collection, processing and tracking of EM samples. Mobile devices include a wireless tablet PC with touch screen, wireless barcode scanner, wireless thermal barcode printer that uses sterile label stock The ability to read and print barcodes and RFID tags eliminate the need for paper schedules and handwritten sample labels and sampling records. And with this wireless or radio-frequency technology, the devices connect to and communicate with other computer systems.
- Comprehensive data reporting, trending and visualization features designed specifically for EM operations.
- Integration with SQL*LIMS to maintain lot/batch ID, accumulate approved EM results and save records for easy access.
The result is a significant and measurable increase in performance of your EM operation including:
- Faster time to results with information being available sooner.
- Elimination of manual data entry and transcription errors
- Effective analysis and CAPA
- Quicker batch release
- Elimination of many sources of human error
- Using a more reliable process
Find out more about how SQL*LIMS Micro/EM can improves the performance of your EM operation.
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