Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission – Materiovigilance Programme of India (IPC-MvPI) as Certification Body for ICMED 9000 and ICMED 13485
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission – Materiovigilance Programme of India (IPC-MvPI) is awarded provisional approval from the Quality Council of India (QCI) to function as a certification body for the ICMED 9000 (ISO 9001 requirements plus additional requirements specified under the scheme) and ICMED 13485 (ISO 13485 requirements plus additional requirements specified under the scheme) certification schemes.
This accreditation will enable IPC-MvPI to assess the quality management systems of medical device industries, ultimately enhancing the quality of medical devices and ensuring consumer protection
NABH has released an important notice on January 4,2024 on Fee Remittance by all applicant / Accredited / Certified Health Care Organisations under all programs of NABH
Many Healthcare Organisations associated with NABH are still making direct payment to accounts of Quality Council of India – NABH. Due to this, NABH is facing difficulty in reconciling the amounts received directly as the details of payment are also not updated by the respective HCOs in their online portal.
To avoid unnecessary wastage of time and manpower in tracking the payments, NABH advises its stakeholders to make payments only through the online portal using the Payment Gateway so that the payments are appropriately tracked for convenience of all the parties
To facilitate the Healthcare Organisations to reconcile the fee payment status, NABH has requested all the HCOs to follow the below steps with immediate effect:
The HCOs are advised to login into their HCO account on the NABH portal for making payments through payment gateway via credit card/debit card/net banking.
In no case HCOs shall deposit cash/cheque/DD directly into any of the accounts of Quality Council of India.
In case the HCO has no other option but Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS), the payment shall be made after seeking approval from NABH secretariat. It shall be the responsibility of HCO to update the transaction details like Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) Number, Date of Transaction, Transaction Amount, etc on the NABH Portal under the Make Payment category and inform NABH that the Payment was done and get the receipts generated for the payments made.
The HCOs are also requested to ensure that the payment details with respect to fee payments of current and previous accreditation cycles have been updated on the NABH portal account of the HCO, if not done earlier.
Non updation of fee payment details on the portal may result into non-credit of the amounts and the HCO may be liable for adverse decision and repayment as per rules.
All HCOs are to ensure that no direct offline payments are made to any account of Quality Council of India (QCI)
Notice issued by NABH is given below for reference:
NABH announced that QCI and all its boards are introducing an innovative solution for addressing the queries & concerns promptly and transparently through “Quality Setu”, an integrated QCI portal designed to streamline the NABH helpdesk/complaints redressal process.
Quality Setu is a unified platform for all boards & divisions of QCI that will bridge and synergize the flow of information for its users.
It will also assist users to search for information regarding various schemes, certifications, accreditations, assessments, trainings and other projects, administered or run by the Boards & Divisions of QCI.
Quality Setu will also act as a single-window for all queries & concerns where users can track online, the progress of their engagement with the respective Board and Division, in their personalized section through the app or its portal
The system also has an AI-based Chatbot that guides users in their search and also assist them in resolving their queries and concerns in quick time.
From January 1, 2024, onwards, all queries and concerns pertaining to NABH will be exclusively addressed through the “Quality Setu” portal. This transition is aimed at enhancing efficiency, speedy resolution and ensuring a seamless experience for our stakeholders.
Please access the “Quality Setu” portal using the following website link Website link: https://qualitysetu.qcin.org
Awareness programme on Good Clinical Practice Professional Certification Scheme (GCPPCS) November 07, 202311:00 a.m. to 01:10 p.m. IST
Translational Health Sciences and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India announces the rollout of the Good Clinical Practice Professional Certification Scheme (GCPPCS) awareness webinar series.
This new initiative, believed by us, is the first-in-globe, based on the International ‘Personnel Certification’ standard (ISO 17024:2012). It was launched by the Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA)- THSTI, , and dedicated to the nation on 75th Independence day by Dr. Renu Swarup, Ex-Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in the presence of Dr. Pramod Garg, Ex-Executive Director, THSTI, DBT.
A series of awareness webinars have been scheduled for the prospective clinical research professionals. The first webinar will be held on November 07, 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 01:10 p.m. IST.
We invite all interested professionals – ethics committee members, clinical researchers or clinical trial team members, investigators involved in clinical research or trial, personnel working in the area of regulatory affairs, pharma, biotech, research institutes, academia, and other personnel working in this area to kindly register.
The registered participants will receive e-Certificates (Certificate of attendance).
There is no fee for attending this webinar. The flyer containing all relevant information is given below.
last date of registration is 05, November , 2023 Sunday till 17:00 pm IST
We request you to kindly circulate this information among your friends and colleagues and request them to register. If you need any assistance, please contact gcppcs.cdsa@thsti.res.in
Starting from the 2024-25 academic session, all medical colleges in the country, both private and public, will mandatorily be rated and ranked. The move follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) with the Quality Council of India (QCI) to rate medical institutions.
An MoU between the NMC, the medical education regulator, and the QCI was signed recently to this effect
For the first time, Indian medical colleges will get government ratings based on the quality of education they are offering to the students
The activity will be carried out under “Establishment of Medical Institutions, Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023″ which states to conduct assessments and ratings of medical colleges under the government platform.
This comes in the backdrop of credibility issues faced by some private medical colleges, given that their ratings are done by private organizations.
Once the government ratings are in public domain, it will not only help students in choosing the right medical college but will also help in stemming the practice of private medical colleges from exploiting students by charging high fees.
The experts from NMC and QCI will carry out surprise inspection in the medical colleges to ascertain whether these colleges are following government regulations and offering quality education among other metrics.
“Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC has signed a MoU with Quality Council of India (QCI) for the purpose of assessment of rating the medical colleges wherein QCI will provide third party assessment of both private and government medical colleges,” said the official aware of the matter.
This collaboration will ensure the highest quality medical education and services offered by the medical colleges. This is for the first time, there will be an assessment process of medical colleges to rank them which aims to bring transparency, accountability, and adherence to high standards in the medical education ecosystem,” said the official.
MARB is responsible for carrying out inspections for granting permission for establishment of new medical college, increase of MBBS/PG/Super-speciality seats, renewal of permission for existing medical colleges, carries of surprise inspection in the medical colleges from time to time.
Since 2014, there has been a significant increase in the number of medical colleges in the country. According to the government figures, there has been a 70% increase in the number of medical colleges, from 387 before 2014 to 704 as of now.
Quality Council of India (QCI) is an autonomous body under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. QCI is the apex national body and provides accreditation and other related services through its constituent Boards viz. National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH), National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), National Board for Quality Promotion (NBQP).
Training and Capacity Building (TCB), an independent Cell under the ambit of QCI has been regularly conducting trainings for the laboratories, TIC Sector, and industries
Latest training program details of TCB are given below:
National Health Authority (NHA) joins hands with Quality Council of India (QCI) to accredit ABDM compliant healthcare solutions like HMIS/LMIS
The National Health Authority (NHA) has onboarded the Quality Council of India (QCI) for six months to accredit and rate HMIS (Health Management Information System)/ LMIS (Laboratory Information Management System) solutions that have integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
NABH will undertake the responsibility of accrediting and rating the ABDM compliant solutions on various parameters, including ease of usage, user interface, pricing, number of modules/features and value for money/pricing so that prospective purchasers may get credible information.
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage innovations by streamlining delivery of health tech services in a significant way. To develop a framework to ensure that ABDM compliant digital healthcare solutions are accredited and rated and to adequate information is available to consumers for choosing one solution over another.
Accredited health tech solutions will help healthcare organizations manage their patient journeys and business more methodically in accordance with ABDM standards. And ultimately, this initiative will help the citizens of India get better and more timely healthcare and help India become one of the leaders in digitization of healthcare in the world”
This accreditation exercise will be conducted in a phased manner. Phase I shall focus on accreditation and rating of HMIS solutions successfully integrated with ABDM. Subsequent phases shall include other subjective parameters and other categories of healthcare solutions like LMIS, Health Lockers, Health Tech,PHR (Personal Health Records) apps etc.
Source : Posted On: 04 AUG 2022 6:12PM by PIB Delhi
NABH has released Notification on May 30,2022 on launching its new portal for 5th edition Hospital Accreditation Standards w.e.f. 01.06.2022
The new portal is designed in a manner to ensure objectivity, transparency, seamless functioning and a faster turn-around time. It also incorporates use of mobile applications to ensure real-time assessment process supported by objective evidence.
All the NEW APPLICANTS under the hospital accreditation programme are requested to register on the new portal w.e.f. 01-06-2022 via the link https://hcoaccreditation.nabh.co
The new portal is to be used only for the hospital accreditation programme, the other accreditation programs will continue to run on the existing portal.
This is to inform all Healthcare Organizations registered under Hospital (HCO) and Small Healthcare Organizations (SHCO) accreditation programme that QCI-NABH has initiated a third-party feedback mechanism post assessment.
With regard to the above, Hospitals may get a call from the QCI call centre regarding the feedback of the assessment.
Co-operation from partner HCOs and stakeholders is solicited
