Data integrity: Principles of ALCOA+
ALCOA+: The criteria that define data integrity
To meet regulatory requirements, your laboratory data must be:
- Attributable
- to specific staff members via audit trails and eSignatures
- Legible
- for internal reference and audits, as well as regulatory inspections
- Contemporaneous
- so that data is recorded at the time that work is performed
- Original
- retained in the format in which they were originally generated
- Accurate
- using a system that minimizes errors, ensuring that raw data and analytical results are correctly presented
- Complete
- making sure everything is included, and nothing is missing
- Consistent
- based on a system that enforces use of approved data acquisition and analysis methods, reporting templates, and laboratory workflows
- Enduring
- using media that ensure records are maintained and protected
- Available
- so that records are accessible as needed
Take advantage of Agilent’s expertise and advanced technical controls in our data systems to address ALCOA+ standards and drive data quality and data integrity in your lab.