We knew when we embarked on our journey to simplify accreditation and certification workflows and create a world-class accreditation and certification management software solution that we had to listen carefully to what our customers wanted. Initially, we found that this was a bigger challenge than we expected. That’s because we were asking the wrong questions. […]
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Managing Issues and Risks in ARMATURE Fabric
Over the past 20 years ARMATURE has delivered more than 100 accreditation and certification management software implementations. When we first began delivering software to customers in the early 2000s, almost everything we did was custom and it would be some time before we would focus on how to manage issues and risks. Over time we […]
What Does Credentialing Mean To You? Credentialing Management Software Fundamentals
Quick Answer Credentialing is an umbrella term that can mean different things depending on industry and context—ranging from professional certification and licensure to accreditation, vendor vetting, and assessment-based education. In healthcare, credentialing often refers to verifying a practitioner’s qualifications; in education, it can mean a documented award recognizing achieved learning outcomes; and in vendor environments, […]
Accreditation Software Data Collection Instruments | A Simple Guide
ARMATURE Fabric is a software platform that helps organizations solve multiple challenges within the realm of accreditation, certification, and audit management. It has been designed to support a range of use cases such as accreditation, certification, audit management, accreditation readiness, accreditation preparation, compliance, and continuous quality improvement. For the purposes of this article, let’s focus on the accreditation use […]
Transforming an Outdated Accreditation and Quality Management System
Quick Answer ASME modernized its outdated, paper-based accreditation and quality management system by partnering with ARMATURE to implement a cloud-based, fully integrated platform. The transformation introduced online and offline audit tools, a customer-facing portal, and designee certification management—while integrating with ASME’s Single Sign-On and CRM. The result was greater efficiency, improved data accuracy, and a […]
Highly Configurable Accreditation Management Software Built for Collaboration
Quick Answer Modern accreditation workflows require shared visibility between staff and external stakeholders—and ARMATURE Fabric is built for exactly that. The platform’s horizontal process view and split-screen interface give applicants, reviewers, and staff a common understanding of every stage, reducing confusion and email back-and-forth. Configurable external access (none/read/write) lets accreditors control what participants can see […]
How Accreditation Management Software Can Get You Ready for Your Site Visit
One of the few things we all want more of but are incapable of truly obtaining is time. We can’t add more hours in the day, and we can’t slow down how fast the days seem to go by. The best we can do is make the most efficient use of the time we have by doing things faster and smarter.
Managing Remote Site Visits in the COVID-19 Era
While it seems increasingly likely that COVID-19 is here to stay, at least until a reliable vaccine is developed, approved, produced, and distributed, business and commerce must find ways to press on and overcome the barriers. For accreditors and certification bodies that thought may be daunting, particularly when it comes to conducting site visits […]
