Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
ACHC to Release New DMEPOS Standards in Feb 2011
Raleigh NC -- The Accreditation Commission for HealthCare (ACHC), one of the "Deeming Authority" bodies accredited by Medicare to provide survey and accreditation to Medicare quality standards, will be releasing updated standards for DMEPOS providers in February 2011....
World Responds to OQRI’s CMMI Warning, While US Remains Silent
Tampa FL --- Representatives of ISO 9001 oversight organizations from around the world have responded favorably to a previous warning issued by Oxebridge that CMMI would overtake ISO 9001 in importance if dramatic steps are not taken to improve the aging QMS standard....
Complaint Against SGS Escalated to ANAB – Cites 11 Accreditation Violations
Winter Haven FL --- In the largest, most comprehensive complaint ever filed by Oxebridge against an accredited registrar, a formal complaint has been filed against SGS to its accreditation body, ANAB, citing 10 separate violations of ISO 17021 and 1 violation of SGS...
ACHC Proves a “Model” For Complaints Handling – Registrars Should Listen
By Christopher Paris VP Operations Recently, for what is nothing more than coincidence, Oxebridge has file a few complaints against registrars in the ISO 9001 world. This seems to happen in spasms, and there's no rhyme or reason to it, with the exception that...
SGS Refuses Oxebridge Complaint, Calls It An “Inquisition”
Winter Haven FL --- In a voice mail left on Oxebridge's phone system, SGS North American Accreditation Manager Zachary Pivarnik called a recent formal complaint issued by Oxebridge to SGS "an inquisition." In a follow up call with Oxebridge's VP of Operations and...
ACHC Reverses Policy on Respirators for DMEPOS Industry After OQRI Complaint
Winter Haven FL — CMS accreditation deeming authority ACHC (Accreditation Council for Healthcare) has reversed its policy of citing durable medical equipment (DME) companies for failing to have an “OSHA required” respirator program after the filing of a complaint by...
Oxebridge Closed in December for Peru Startup
Lima Peru -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International will be shut down for the month of December 2010 as it prepares to launch its first South American office in Lima Peru. Normal US operations will resume in January 2011. During the month of December, Oxebridge...
Oxebridge Widens “QMS Audit Defense Investigation” Services to All Companies Throughout the World
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now expanding its QMS Audit Defense services beyond its existing clients, to any company in the world that is certified to ISO 9001, AS9100 or other QMS certifications. This service, which starts at only...
Complaint Filed Against SGS Alleging Invalid ISO 9001:2008 Finding
(See update below.) Winter Haven FL --- A formal complaint has been issued by Oxebridge Quality Resources International on behalf of its client and other ISO 9001 end users alleging that the certification body SGS allowed an unsupported audit finding to stand, even...
ISO 9001 For Dummies Book Coming Soon
Winter Haven FL --- Work on the upcoming ISO 9001 guidance book by Christopher Paris, tentatively called ISO 9001 For Dummies, continues and should be made available on this website shortly. The book, whose title may have to be changed if a publishing arrangement with...
Lima Selected as HQ for Oxebridge’s South American Office
Winter Haven FL --- Lima Peru has been selected as the city which will become the headquarters for Oxebridge Quality Resources International's new South American office. The original plan was to open an office in Mexico City, but recent security concerns and growing...
Oxebridge Files Formal Complaint Against Registrar Smithers
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has filed a formal complaint and request for corrective action against Smithers Quality Assessments, an ANAB accredited registrar of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management systems. The complaint alleges an...
Ignore the Hype and Do Nothing! “Upgrading” to ISO 9001:2008 is Automatic!
The release of ISO 9001:2008, like its predecessors, has been followed by a growing chorus of marketers attempting to sell training courses, webinars and books on the "new" standard, despite -- and in direct contradiction with -- one single fact: ISO 9001:2008...
Quality Culvert Begins ISO 9001 Implementation
Astatula FL -- Quality Culvert Inc., a manufacturer of concrete and High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) pipe products, has begun a Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation with Oxebridge Quality Resources International. Quality Culvert designs and manufacturers pipe and...
Oxebridge to Open Office in South America
(Versión española presentada aquí.) Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now scouting South American locations where it will open an office to serve that continent. Initial offerings will be Rapid ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 for food...
RaeTech to Start Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Phoenix AZ -- Precision machining company RaeTech, Inc. has contracted with Oxebridge Quality Resources for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, set to start in August 2010. RaeTech is a manufacturer of high-precision components for the commercial, aerospace and medical...
Stevenson Industries Achieves CMS Accreditation in Record Time
Simi Valley CA -- Home medical supply provider Stevenson Industries, Inc. has been accredited to CMS Medicare standards by the Accreditation Council of Healthcare (ACHC) after a Rapid CMS Accreditation Preparation program by Oxebridge. Stevenson elected to contract...
Oxebridge launches Facebook ISO 9001 and AS9100 Users Groups
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge has launched two Facebook groups for users, auditors, consultants, trainers and other stakeholders of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management system standards. The purpose of these groups is to discuss the standards, exchange ideas and...
Why CMMI Will Overtake ISO 9001 – and How to Prevent It
By Christopher Paris, VP Operations In the software world, under a contract from the Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University launched a quality management system for software developers called the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), and then gave administration...
Oxebridge Partners with Apex Companies for ISO 14001 Implementations
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has partnered with Apex Companies LLC to provide ISO 14001 implementations which utilize the best approaches of both companies. ISO 14001 is the world's premier standard for implementing, maintaining and...
CPAP Manufacturer Stevenson Industries Pursues CMS Medicare Accreditation
Simi Valley CA - Stevenson Industries, Inc. has hired Oxebridge to provide on-site Rapid CMS Accreditation Preparation services, to ready the company for full Medicare accreditation. The company designs, manufactures and designs a maskless CPAP (continuous positive...
Seven Reasons Why “ISO 9001 Template Kits” Don’t Work
Winter Haven FL -- A number of online companies offer "ISO-in-a-box" solutions to implementing ISO 9001, packaging a number of documents and forms that have been pre-written as boilerplate templates, with the thinking that if you just customize them yourself, you will...
Many Oxebridge Clients not Opting for 40-Day Approach, Despite Results
Winter Haven FL -- Since 1999, Oxebridge has offered a revolutionary "Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation Program" which promises to implement ISO 9001 and ready a client for third party audit within 40 work days, or about two months. Despite the 100% success rate of those...
Oxebridge Planning Free ISO 9001 Implementation “Dummies” Book
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is preparing a comprehensive ISO 9001 implementation book for those seeking a "do-it-yourself" approach to implementing the standard in their organizations. Written by Oxebridge founder and US TAG to TC 176...
Eyesore 9001 Second Edition Released! Now updated for ISO 9001:2008!
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge has updated its hilarious satire document on ISO 9001 called EYESORE 9001: A SMARTASS' GUIDE TO ISO 9001:2008. The second edition is updated for the latest version of ISO 9001, and not only includes biting satire and...
CNC Industries Moving from ISO 9001 to AS9100 Rev C
Ft. Wayne IN --- Aerospace precision machine shop CNC Industries, Inc. is undergoing a Rapid AS9100 Upgrade Program with Oxebridge Quality Resources. The company is currently certified to ISO 9001:2000 by SGS. Oxebridge's Rapid Upgrade Program takes an existing,...
NVision Solutions Certified to AS9100
Bay St. Louis, MS --- NVision Solutions, Inc. has been certified to AS9100 by NSF-ISR, after undergoing an AS9100 Implementation by Oxebridge Quality Resources. While other consulting firms are holding off to assist in implementing AS9100 C, and in keeping with it's...
Real Time Medical Solutions Readies for CMS Accreditation
Paducah KY -- Real Time Medical Solutions LLC, a distributor of unique diabetic meters and strips, is pursuing CMS Accreditation through the Oxebridge Rapid CMS Preparation program. RTMS is a sister organization to Genesis Health Technologies, which has invented a...
Smithers Releases AS9100 C Analysis Tool
Akron OH -- Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), an accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar, has released an "AS9100 Rev C Analysis Tool and Checklist" that summarizes key and critical changes between the previous version of the aerospace quality management system...
India Confirms: US ISO 9001 Registrar “Misrepresents” Accreditation
Orlando FL -- In an email to Oxebridge as a follow up to its reporting on QSI Auditing and Certifications LLC, the Quality Council of India (QCI) confirmed that QSI is "misrepresenting" its accreditation by the Indian accreditation body NABCB. Oxebridge reported that...
Despite ANAB De-Accreditation, Registrar Continues to Market Accreditation
Orlando FL - ISO 9001 certification body QSI Auditing and Certification Services LLC continues to market ANAB accreditation on its website, despite a ruling by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) that de-listed the registrar from accreditation, preventing...
Oxebridge Launches “Fair and Honest” Pricing Structure
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has radically simplified pricing of its ISO 9001, AS9100 and other implementation programs through a "Fair and Honest Pricing" structure which includes all expenses in a single line-item, fixed fee. "An...
After Rapid 6-Week Implementation, SaiTech Recommended for ISO 9001 Registration
Washington DC --- SaiTech, Inc. has been recommended for ISO 9001:2008 registration by Platinum Registration, an ANAB accredited quality management system certification body. SaiTech successfully passed its initial ISO 9001 registration audit after a compressed Rapid...
NVision Solutions Signs for Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Bay St. Louis MS --- NVision Solutions, Inc. has signed with Oxebridge for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, to begin immediately. Located at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, NVision provides geospatial technology solutions for NASA and other agencies such...
Addressing AS9100’s “Ghost Clauses”
The updating of the aerospace standard AS9100 from Rev B (released in 2003) to Rev. C (released in January of this year) has generally been seen as a good thing. The new revision clarifies some language, adds some important (yet not-particularly-difficult) new...
