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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in the Cloud: How Extra Horizon Addresses Common Regulatory Challenges

Koen Schoofs
Sep 08, 2023

In the rapidly evolving digital health landscape, medical device companies are increasingly turning to public cloud infrastructures to power their operations. While the cloud offers tremendous scalability and cost-efficiency, it also introduces unique challenges when it comes to regulatory compliance. In this blog post, we will explore what challenges digital health medical device companies face and how Extra Horizon provides a comprehensive solution for its clients.

The Complexity of Cloud Compliance

One of the primary challenges medical device companies encounter is navigating the complex landscape of working with a compliant cloud component in their solution. Cloud environments introduce additional layers of complexity, making it essential to have a robust compliance strategy in place.

How Extra Horizon Can Help

At Extra Horizon, we understand the intricate requirements of regulatory compliance in the medical device industry. Our specialized expertise allows us to offer solutions that simplify the compliance process for your company. By integrating regulatory standards into our services and providing comprehensive compliance support, we ensure that you can meet regulatory requirements with confidence.

Data Protection and Privacy

Protecting sensitive patient data is a paramount concern for medical device companies. Cloud environments require robust data protection measures to maintain compliance with privacy regulations even beyond the basics such as HIPAA or GDPR.

How Extra Horizon Can Help

We prioritize data privacy and protection. By implementing stringent security measures and adhering to industry best practices, we offer a secure cloud infrastructure that meets the rigorous requirements of data protection regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO27001, ISO27701 and the EU Cloud Code of Conduct. Medical device companies can leverage Extra Horizon's expertise to safeguard patient data and maintain compliance with privacy standards. Beyond this, Extra Horizon strives to achieve the deepest levels of regionalized cloud hosting regulations for patient data.

Auditing and Documentation

Demonstrating compliance through audits and documentation is a crucial aspect of regulatory requirements. However, managing and maintaining the necessary documentation in a cloud environment can be complex and very time-consuming.

How Extra Horizon Can Help

We help streamline the auditing and documentation process by providing comprehensive tools and features. With built-in capabilities for audit trails, logging, and compliance reporting, our platform simplifies the collection and management of audit-related documentation. This ensures that medical device companies can easily provide the necessary evidence of compliance during the certification process or even for post-market surveillance purposes.

Continuous Compliance Monitoring

Regulatory compliance is an ongoing process that requires continuous monitoring and adaptation. Cloud environments introduce the challenge of ensuring compliance in dynamic and ever-changing infrastructures.

How Extra Horizon Can Help

We take a proactive approach to continuous compliance monitoring. By monitoring the underlying cloud environment for unannounced changes, we ensure that medical device companies are alerted to any potential compliance risks. This allows companies to promptly address and rectify any compliance issues, minimizing the risk of non-compliance.

Compliance with Industry-Specific Standards

Medical device companies must comply with industry-specific standards such as the MDR, FDA regulations, or ISO 13485. Ensuring compliance with these standards can be complex, especially in a cloud environment.

How Extra Horizon Can Help

Extra Horizon is designed to meet the unique compliance needs of the medical device industry. It provides a framework that aligns with industry-specific standards, such as FDA regulations, IEC 62304, or ISO 13485. By integrating these standards into its services, we help simplify compliance for medical device companies, enabling them to meet industry-specific requirements with ease. With its own ISO 13485 certification, Extra Horizon can assure its clients that it truly classifies as a trusted supplier that follows the same quality standards required from medical device manufacturers.

Conclusion


Ensuring regulatory compliance in the cloud is a critical priority for medical device companies. By leveraging Extra Horizon's specialized expertise and solutions, companies can overcome common compliance challenges. From navigating complex compliance requirements to protecting sensitive patient data and ensuring continuous compliance monitoring, Extra Horizon empowers medical device companies to meet regulatory standards with confidence.


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