The Voluntary Improvement Program (VIP) provides a framework for continuous improvement across both products and processes to deliver higher quality output and improved patient safety.
This framework offers the combination of a globally accepted maturity model and FDA regulatory opportunities for operational excellence.
Participation in VIP helps you create a culture of quality with far-reaching benefits including a reported 93% improvement in product quality, 65% increase in daily production, and 70% decrease in staff turnover.
See how VIP can help you redefine device quality and patient outcomes with a higher level of operational excellence, every day.
Reduce regulatory burden
As noted in the FDA guidance Fostering ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Improvement: FDA Activities and Engagement with the Voluntary Improvement Program, VIP adopters may benefit from regulatory opportunities to improve device quality and manufacturing processes.
With VIP, device makers can proactively target the improvement efforts that are most impactful, instead of continually responding to compliance remediation.
This means fewer product recalls and simplified regulatory activities—one site saw an 87% reduction in time to create NCR and CAPA reports.
Foster collaboration with key partners
From the FDA to industry peers and partners, VIP promotes straightforward and productive communication and a new level of transparency.
More frequent touch points with the FDA builds trust and enables quicker discovery and proactive remediation of safety concerns, resulting in fewer recalls in participating facilities.
Deeper collaboration with industry peers allows the sharing of best practices, elevating standards and driving meaningful change.
Finally, partnership with industry associations including the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Innovation Consortium (MDIC) creates a safe space for VIP partners to work together using an array of tools and programs.
Become an Appraiser
As a certified appraiser for VIP, you’ll be able to work with top device manufacturers around the world to build capability, improve quality and save lives.
VIP appraisers are trained in the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Discovery Appraisal Program (MDDAP), which is a tailored version of the CMMI framework and provides the model and method by which medical device manufactures can better understand, measure, and improve their capabilities. The MDDAP certification entails a mix of coursework, observations, and apprenticeships.
See what VIP can do for you
Looking for more than a check-the-box approach to quality improvement? Explore VIP participation today. Simply use the form above to send us your business enquiry.
