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This report was from an independent panel commissioned by Guidant corporation after Guidant received significant press for failure to take timely corrective action, including lack of clinician notification, of low probably known defects that could and did lead to deaths. This was focused in cardiac rhythm management products such as implantable pacemakers and defibrillators. The...
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An article in the August 22, 2003, Los Angeles Times by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers, describes an incident where “two patients die after alarms fail”. Read article:  LATimesarticle822
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On February 20, 2003, a final security rule 45 CFR Part 142 was issued. A copy is at this link: HIPAA Final Security Rule 2003-02. Medical Device manufacturers that produce devices that will maintain patient data should be aware of HIPAA privacy and security requirements to assure appropriate features are incorporated in their devices to...
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This content is only available to Premium Level or higher subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. At AAMI’s International Standards Conference on March 11 2003 FDA’s CDRH Software Compliance Expert and AAMI Software Committee co-chair (John Murray) gave a presentation on FDA’s software message and the role standards can play to benefit industry and...
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ADVAMED provided a white paper to FDA as part of the Part 11 Industry Coalition. This paper proposes that health and safety risk be used to properly interpret and apply Part 11 and that this approach would resolve some of industry’s issues rather than an approach focused on fraud. ADVAMED BLiebler Part11 Risk Paper
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On August 14, 2002, the HIPAA final privacy rule 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 were modified to respond to comments and to reduce the administrative burden of the rule.  A copy of the new rule can be view here:  HIPAA Modified Final Privacy Rule 2002-08. Medical Device manufacturers that produce devices that will maintain patient...
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A NEMA presentation on HIPAA medical device issues is available here:  NEMA HIPAA Med Dev Issues Presentation. SoftwareCPR® provides on-site and web based training in HIPAA privacy and security regulations, in addition to other regulatory consulting services. SoftwareCPR® also provides a HIPAA Roadmap with links to relevant educational documents to paid subscribers (See Post HIPAA Privacy and...
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A NEMA paper on HIPAA medical device remote service issues is available here: NEMA HIPAA Med Dev Remote Services Paper. SoftwareCPR® provides on-site and web based training in HIPAA privacy and security regulations, in addition to other regulatory consulting services. SoftwareCPR® also provides a HIPAA Roadmap with links to relevant educational documents to paid subscribers (See...
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A NEMA paper on HIPAA is available here:  NEMA HIPAA Security Intro Overview. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was signed to law on July 21, 1996, and has the general objectives to: Guarantee health insurance coverage of employees Reduce health care fraud and abuse Introduce/implement administrative simplifications in order to augment...
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On December 28, 2000, a final privacy rule 45 CFR Part 160 and 164 was issued.  HHS provides the rule and related guidance here: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html. Medical device manufacturers that produce devices that will maintain patient data should be aware of HIPAA privacy and security requirements to assure appropriate features are incorporated in their devices to allow...
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“A Methodology for Safety Case Development” was the result of a research grant. It discusses development of safety cases. Essentially development of justification for the safety of software in a given system/use. While FDA requires risk and software hazard analysis there is significant value, in our opinion (SoftwareCPR), in constructing rationale that demonstrates safety rather...
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“Lessons from 342 Medical Device Failures” by Dolores R. Wallace and D. Richard Kuhn of NIST examines software related recalls for medical devices and their possible causes and preventive measures. IEEE-NIH_CBMS_Safety_Model-13
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The New England Biomedical Discussion Group held a half-day seminar on Risk Management. Alan Kusinitz of SoftwareCPR gave a presentation on Software Risk Management. The newsletter summary of the seminar is at the link provided: Intro to Risk Management Article
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“Capability Maturity Mode Implementation and Risks” byTracey Briscoe of Quality Systems and Software (maker of the DOORS requirements management tool).This white paper provides a concise overview of the CMM and some common issues regarding its value, costs, and implementation approach. Quality Systems and Software has a variety of white papers and courses offered on its...
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