Tom Quinn
About Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn, president of Medical Resources Alliance, has been a dedicated patient safety advocate for more than 25 years. His consulting firm helps hospitals comply with the FDA and other regulatory bodies to ensure patient safety and safe medical device use.
Last entries by Tom Quinn
  • 31 Aug 2011
    The Role of Compliance in Achieving Patient Safety
    As we may disagree about the impact of the FDA’s regulations in our community, we cannot disagree with the premises that patient’s safety is the top priority for all of us in this community. As such, hospitals, Independent Service Organizations and others must have a Compliance Officer and a Compliance...
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  • 02 Aug 2011
    Accreditation what does it mean?
    Under the FDA’s MQSA Act of 1992 and amended in 1998 the FDA established standards and an accreditation requirement to assure Mammography facilities meet the high standards as required by law. Currently, there are four Accreditation Bodies: the American College of Radiology (ACR), a private nonprofit organization, and the state...
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  • 13 Jun 2011
    Are you prepared for an FDA Inspection?
    The first rule in an FDA inspection is to be prepared before you get that knock on the door from an inspector. Do you have a compliance officer? Do you have a compliance program? Is your hard copy FDA paperwork in order and available? What do you do if an...
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