For medical device regulatory teams

FDA MedWatch monitoring with a tamper-evident audit trail

ComplianceBrief aggregates FDA MedWatch alerts into a shared dashboard, SHA-256 hashes each document at retrieval, and generates exportable records for management review. Your team gets coverage you can prove.

See How It Works
  • Covers recalls, safety communications, guidance, and more
  • SHA-256 hash on every document at retrieval
  • Exportable records for management review inputs
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Recent Updates

3 new alerts today

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HighFDA MedWatch · 2h ago

Class I Recall: Infusion Pump Software

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MedFDA MedWatch · 4h ago

Safety Communication: Cardiac Monitor

MedFDA MedWatch · 6h ago

Guidance: Digital Health Technologies

Archived with tamper-evident proofView audit trail →

Industry data on regulatory monitoring

79%

Say they lack sufficient resources to complete all regulatory priorities

MTI Medical Device Regulatory Report 2024 (n=700)

69%

Lack confidence in their current quality management system

Greenlight Guru State of Medical Device Industry 2025 (n=536)

96%

Increase in FDA device warning letters, FY2023 to FY2024 (24 to 47)

FDA.gov enforcement data (24→47 letters)

How it works

Three steps replace manual monitoring

1

Monitor official FDA MedWatch sources

Continuous polling captures every alert the moment it's published.

2

Archive with cryptographic verification

SHA-256 hashing and immutable storage create a tamper-evident record.

3

Deliver daily alerts + searchable archive

Email digests plus a shared dashboard with exportable audit reports.

The problem

FDA alert monitoring is still largely manual at most device companies

Problem #1

Fragmented monitoring across email and spreadsheets

  • No central visibility into who saw which alerts
  • Information gaps when alerts go to personal inboxes
  • Duplicate work when multiple people track the same sources
Most regulatory teams rely on disparate sources such as spreadsheets with links, manual web searches, email alerts, and agency/specialized website review… This process is generating a lot of distraction for the team members due to multiple and duplicate e-mail alerts and internal e-mails forwarded by colleagues.
Source: MedBoard whitepaper on regulatory intelligence (2025)

How ComplianceBrief solves it

One dashboard

Replaces multiple email subscriptions and manual checks.

Team-wide visibility

Everyone sees the same information. No inbox silos.

Searchable archive

Every past alert retrievable with full source proof.

79%

Report insufficient resources for all priorities

MTI Medical Device Regulatory Report 2024 (n=700)

69%

Lack confidence in their current QMS

Greenlight Guru State of Medical Device Industry 2025 (n=536)

96%

Increase in FDA medical device warning letters

FDA.gov enforcement data, FY2023–FY2024 (24→47 letters)

Problem #2

Manual monitoring doesn't scale

Regulatory professionals report spending 3–8 hours per week on alert collection, not analysis. Headcount stays flat while the scope of post-market surveillance requirements expands.

79% of medical device regulatory professionals report insufficient resources to complete all priorities.MTI Regulatory Report 2024 (n=700)

How ComplianceBrief solves it

Automated monitoring

Eliminates manual website checks and inbox triage.

3–5 hours back / week

Time returned from collection to analysis.

Focus on analysis

Your team reviews impact instead of chasing alerts.

Problem #3

Documented regulatory monitoring is now a US federal requirement under the QMSR

The QMSR, in effect since February 2, 2026, incorporates ISO 13485:2016 by reference into US federal law. Clause 5.6.2 requires management review inputs to address applicable new or revised regulatory requirements.

Typical gaps a QMS auditor looks for

  • No documented procedure for regulatory monitoring
  • Management reviews lack supporting records
  • Cannot demonstrate when changes were identified

How ComplianceBrief supports your QMS

  • Timestamped record of when each FDA alert arrived
  • SHA-256 cryptographic verification (tamper-evident)
  • Exportable audit reports for management review

ComplianceBrief is a tool that supports compliance workflows. It does not guarantee FDA compliance or replace your Quality Management System.

The difference

Monday morning, before and after

Before

Manual routine

  • 1Check FDA MedWatch website manually
  • 2Download 3 new safety alerts as PDFs
  • 3Forward them to the team via email
  • 4Update the Alerts-to-Review spreadsheet
45 minutes
Email thread + Excel file

After

With ComplianceBrief

  • Dashboard shows 3 new alerts automatically
  • Team sees them immediately (no forwarding)
  • Review, mark relevance, assign for follow-up
  • System archives with SHA-256 verification
15 minutes
Audit report with SHA-256

Time saved: 2.5 hours per week · 130 hours per year per person

Product

What's included

Live today, plus what's on the roadmap.

Live now

Real-time FDA MedWatch

  • Real-time FDA MedWatch monitoring
  • Daily email digest
  • SHA-256 cryptographic verification
  • Tamper-proof audit trail
  • Export compliance reports
  • Searchable archive
In development

AI-powered summarization

  • AI-powered summarization
  • Relevance filtering by device type
  • Advanced search and filters
Planned

API access and integrations

  • API access
  • eQMS integrations (Greenlight Guru, MasterControl)
  • Multi-jurisdiction support (EU MDR, Health Canada)

See ComplianceBrief in Action

Sample preview. Live features: alerts & archive. Summaries and search are planned.

Conceptual Mockup
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High PriorityJanuary 15, 2025

FDA Issues New Guidance on Digital Health Technologies

Summary

The FDA has released updated guidance for software as a medical device (SaMD), including new requirements for clinical evaluation and risk management processes. This affects all digital health companies developing AI/ML-based diagnostic tools.

Source

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

View original document →

Audit Trail

SHA-256a1b2c3d4e5f6...

Cryptographically verified and tamper-proof

Archived: January 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM EST

Recommended Actions

1

Review current SaMD development processes against new FDA requirements

2

Update risk management documentation for AI/ML diagnostic tools

3

Schedule compliance team meeting to discuss implementation timeline

Sample preview. Live features: alerts & archive. Summaries and search are planned.

Real-time updates
Audit-ready storage
Actionable insights

Scope

Clear about what we do

ComplianceBrief is focused FDA MedWatch infrastructure. It is not an eQMS replacement.

What ComplianceBrief does

Systematic FDA MedWatch monitoring

Cryptographic verification and audit-ready documentation. Replaces manual checking, email forwarding, and spreadsheet tracking.

What it complements

Your existing eQMS

Greenlight Guru, MasterControl, and similar tools handle CAPAs, design controls, and document management. ComplianceBrief handles FDA alert monitoring. They work together.

ComplianceBrief is compliance infrastructure. It is not a newsletter or a summary service.

Every regulatory update is SHA-256 hashed at the point of retrieval, timestamped, and stored immutably. The result is an audit-proof archive: each record carries cryptographic proof of when it arrived and that it has not been altered since.

FAQ

Questions we hear from RA and QA teams

Free FDA alerts land in individual inboxes. There is no team visibility, no search, and no proof of systematic monitoring for audits.

ComplianceBrief organizes them into a system that saves time and provides QMS documentation.

Security & compliance

Built for healthcare compliance requirements

SOC 2 Type II

Audit underway. Report available on request.

HIPAA-aligned

Architecture designed for PHI safeguards

21 CFR Part 11

Supports electronic records documentation

Encrypted

In transit (TLS) and at rest

Regulatory monitoring you can show an auditor

Automated FDA MedWatch coverage, team-wide visibility, and cryptographic records your QMS can reference. Free tier available. No credit card required.

No credit card required

  • Free tier available for small teams
  • Full archive access from day one
  • Exportable records for management review