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ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and CompetencevsFDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)

See exactly how ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls map to FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

25
Controls Mapped
39
Gaps Found
20%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence maps to FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) with 20% coverage across 13 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 64 ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls identifies 51 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Clause 7: Process Requirements.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 64 controls analysed | 693 frameworks | 819K+ cross-framework mappings

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Clause 5: Structural and Governance Requirements(5 mappings)

ISO-15189-5.1Legal entity
ISO 13485 Cl. 5.5Responsibility and Authority
ISO-15189-5.4Structure and authority
ISO 13485 Cl. 5.5Responsibility and Authority
ISO-15189-5.6Risk management3 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.3.1Design and Development Planning
§ 820.10(b)Device Tracking
§ 820.10(c)Medical Device Reporting

Clause 6: Resource Requirements(8 mappings)

ISO-15189-6.3Facilities and environmental conditions2 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 6.4Work Environment and Contamination Control
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.5.2Cleanliness and Contamination Control
ISO-15189-6.5Equipment calibration and metrological traceability2 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 6.4Work Environment and Contamination Control
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.5.2Cleanliness and Contamination Control
ISO-15189-6.7Service agreements
ISO 13485 Cl. 5.5Responsibility and Authority
ISO-15189-6.8Externally provided products and services
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.4Purchasing Controls
ISO-17025-6.5Metrological traceability2 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 6.4Work Environment and Contamination Control
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.5.2Cleanliness and Contamination Control

Clause 7: Process Requirements(3 mappings)

ISO-15189-7.4Post-examination processes3 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.3.1Design and Development Planning
§ 820.10(b)Device Tracking
§ 820.10(c)Medical Device Reporting

Clause 8: Management System Requirements(4 mappings)

ISO-15189-8.1General requirements2 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 4.1General QMS Requirements
ISO 13485 Cl. 8.5.2Corrective Action (CAPA)
ISO-15189-8.4Control of records2 targets
ISO 13485 Cl. 7.3.1Design and Development Planning
§ 820.10(b)Device Tracking

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What are the key differences between ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)?

ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence has 64 controls across its framework, while FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) covers 34 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 13 overlapping controls (20% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Clause 7: Process Requirements, where 18 ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls have no direct FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) equivalent.

How many controls map between ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)?

Of 64 total ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls, 13 map directly to FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) controls — representing 20% coverage. The remaining 51 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence to FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)?

51 ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls have no direct equivalent in FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). The highest concentration of gaps is in Clause 7: Process Requirements with 18 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)?

The domain with the highest gap count is Clause 7: Process Requirements (18 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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