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Hybrid Record System

hybrid system · paper and electronic record

TL;DR

A system where some GMP records are paper and some electronic, requiring explicit controls to keep both halves attributable, contemporaneous, and reconcilable.

A hybrid system mixes paper and electronic GMP records — e.g., electronic instrument data signed on a paper printout, or a paper logbook referenced by an electronic system. Regulators tolerate hybrids only when each half is controlled to the same DI standard, references between them are unambiguous, and the combined record is contemporaneous and complete.

V5's goal is to eliminate hybrids: every kiosk step is captured electronically with e-signature, but where a paper input is unavoidable it is scanned, linked, and reconciled to the electronic workflow.

Regulatory anchors
  • FDA Data Integrity Guidance
  • MHRA GxP Data Integrity
Industries that live with this
PharmaceuticalMedical DevicesFood Processing
How V5 handles it
21 CFR Part 11 — the operating model, not a checkbox.
Other systems bolt Part 11 on top. V5 enforces it at the database layer so application code can never rewrite history.
Document control with hard kiosk-level training enforcement.
Versioned SOPs are only useful if operators are actually trained on the current version. V5 enforces it at the kiosk.
Related terms
Data integrity21 CFR Part 11EU Annex 11Audit trail
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