Big names make big mistakes

Did you recently login to Q8PACS Blog ??
Did you notice the FDA IT recall list ??



Today, I have loged in to Q8PACS Blog and; as usual, I was checking FDA IT recall list.

This time I noticed some thing special in the list. This time in that list we had products from all BIG names (see image on top)

This observation can bring many lessons to our imaging community. Some of these lessons are:

Big names can also make mistakes ..
Some times their mistakes are as big as their name.

PACS recalls: wrong measurement.
Majority of PACS Recalls are due to wrong measurnment by medical software. Those wrong measurment will definitely affect a diagnosis or a treatment plan. It's time to start QC program for PACS Workstations.

PACS is a medical devices ..
Medical IT software are medical devices that are governed by medical device regulations. If you don't have those regulations.. make them !t are governed by medical device regulations.

Majority recalls are class 2.
Class 2 recalls are due to deficts which can have potential to cause serious injuries.

Take the effort and watch recalls.
Take the effort to improve safety of your patients by watching FDA recalls.


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