CAPA · Corrective & Preventive Action

CAPA management software that closes findings for good — not just before the audit.

Acredify turns corrective and preventive actions from a forgotten spreadsheet into an accountable workflow: root cause captured, ownership assigned, auto-escalation to the HOD at 48 hours, and verified closure with evidence. So the same findings stop coming back every accreditation cycle.

CAPAs that live in WhatsApp and Excel never actually close

In most Indian hospitals, corrective actions are born in a meeting, captured in an email or a WhatsApp group, and entered — sometimes — into a tracking spreadsheet. Then nothing happens. There's no owner with a deadline the system enforces, no escalation when it slips, and no evidence required to prove the action actually worked. The CAPA is 'open' until a week before the next assessment, when it is hurriedly marked 'closed' so the audit looks clean.

This is why assessors see the same non-conformities cycle after cycle. A hand-hygiene gap, a medication-labelling issue, a crash-cart checklist failure — flagged, 'closed', and back again at the next visit, because the root cause was never addressed and the closure was never verified. The Quality Manager spends weeks before each assessment chasing owners through corridors and chat groups, trying to drag stale CAPAs to a finish line.

A corrective action is only worth anything if it changes something and stays changed. That needs ownership, enforced timelines, escalation, and evidence-based verification — none of which a spreadsheet provides.

  • CAPAs raised in meetings and lost in email and WhatsApp threads
  • No enforced owner or deadline — actions drift until the next audit
  • No escalation when an action slips past its due date
  • 'Closed' without evidence the corrective action actually worked
  • The same findings recurring at every accreditation cycle

What un-closed CAPAs cost a hospital

Open and recurring CAPAs are not just an audit headache — they are unmanaged clinical and operational risk, and they consume your most capable quality staff.

Recurring NCs
The same non-conformities reappear, weakening every assessment outcome
Weeks of chasing
QM time before each audit spent dragging stale actions to closure
Live risk
Unaddressed root causes remain open patient-safety and compliance exposures

Stop carrying this risk between audits.

An accountable CAPA workflow from finding to verified closure

Acredify gives every corrective action an owner, a clock, an escalation path and an evidence requirement — so actions move, and closure means something.

Structured root-cause capture

Every CAPA records the finding, its root cause and the planned action — not just a one-line note in a chat group.

Owner & enforced deadline

Each action has a named owner and a due date the system tracks — no more orphaned CAPAs drifting between audits.

Auto-escalation at 48 hours

When an action slips, it escalates automatically to the HOD. The QM verifies progress instead of chasing it.

Evidence-based closure

A CAPA can't be closed without evidence the action worked — so 'closed' is real, and findings don't recur.

Linked to audits & incidents

CAPAs link directly to the internal-audit finding or incident that raised them, keeping the whole chain traceable.

Live CAPA dashboard

Open, overdue, in-progress and closed at a glance, with on-time closure rate — for the QM and for leadership.

Excel CAPA log vs. Acredify

A spreadsheet can list CAPAs. It can't make them close. Here is the difference between a passive log and an accountable workflow.

CapabilityExcel & WhatsAppAcredify
OwnershipImplied, not enforcedNamed owner with an enforced deadline
EscalationNone — slips go unnoticedAuto-escalation to the HOD at 48h
ClosureMarked closed, no proofClosed only with verifying evidence
RecurrenceSame findings return each cycleRoot cause addressed once and verified
TraceabilityDisconnected from the findingLinked to the audit or incident source
VisibilityA sheet only the QM opensLive dashboard for QM and leadership

How CAPA connects to the rest of your quality system

Corrective actions are raised everywhere — internal audits, incidents, NABH findings. Acredify keeps them in one accountable workflow that feeds your overall readiness.

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CAPA Module
Root cause, ownership, escalation and evidence-based closure in one workflow.
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Internal Audit
Audit findings convert into tracked CAPAs in one click.
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Incident Reporting
Serious incidents automatically generate a linked corrective action.
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NABH Tracker
Assessment findings feed CAPAs that update your readiness score on closure.
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Committee Tracker
Committee decisions and action items tracked as accountable CAPAs.
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Evidence Vault
Closure evidence stored, timestamped and ready for the assessor.

The measurable outcome

A real CAPA system changes one number that assessors and patients both care about: how many findings actually stay closed.

Fewer repeats
Root causes close once and stay closed across cycles
Verifier, not chaser
Auto-escalation means the QM verifies closure instead of chasing owners
Higher on-time closure
Enforced deadlines lift the on-time CAPA closure rate

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Frequently asked questions

How does auto-escalation work?+

When a CAPA passes its due date without progress, Acredify automatically escalates it to the head of department — and onward if it continues to slip. The Quality Manager no longer chases owners through corridors and chat groups; they verify that escalation is doing its job.

Can a CAPA be closed without evidence?+

No. Closure requires attached evidence that the corrective action was implemented and effective. This is precisely what stops 'paper closures' the week before an audit and what prevents the same findings from recurring next cycle.

Does it link CAPAs to audit findings and incidents?+

Yes. A CAPA can be raised directly from an internal-audit finding, an incident report, or a NABH assessment finding, and it stays linked to its source — so the whole chain from problem to verified closure is traceable.

Will it work alongside our existing quality processes?+

Yes. Acredify sits in the compliance layer with no HMS integration, so it complements your existing clinical systems and quality processes rather than replacing them. Setup is handled by your QM in a guided onboarding call.

Is our CAPA data secure and India-hosted?+

Yes — 100% India-hosted, DPDP Act 2023 compliant, with a Data Processing Agreement signed before the pilot. See our Trust & Security page for full detail.

How do we start?+

With a ₹0, 90-day founding pilot — no contract, live in three days. Plans start at ₹1.8L/year afterwards, and you can export your data and leave at any time.

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