FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CERNER MILLINEUM

MDR report key: 1699089 · Received May 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
1699089
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 17, 2010
Date of Event
March 7, 2010
Report Date
May 17, 2010
Manufacturer
CERNER
Product Code
MMH
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
ME, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN A CERNER SERVICE PACK WAS LOADED INTO OUR SYSTEM IN MARCH , THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE BLOOD BANK'S ABILITY TO USE THE "PATIENT PRODUCT INQUIRY" FUNCTION (PPI). PPI IS USED BY THE BLOOD BANK TO PERFORM A NUMBER OF PROCESSES, MOST IMPORTANTLY A LISTING OF PATIENT'S TRANSFUSION HISTORY. WITH THIS DEFECT ,WHEN PPI IS SELECTED, THE COMPUTER FREEZES UP AND EVENTUALLY GIVES US AN ERROR MESSAGE. NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO USE THIS FUNCTION LIMITS THE BLOOD BANK'S ABILITY TO VIEW RECENT TRANSFUSION HISTORY, AS WELL AS BLOOD TYPE, ANTIBODIES, AND OTHER CRUCIAL BLOOD BANK INFORMATION. SOME, BUT NOT ALL, OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED USING OTHER FUNCTIONS, WITH THE MAJOR EXCEPTION OF RECENT TRANSFUSION HISTORY. WHILE THE SCREEN IS FROZEN, WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OTHER CERNER BLOOD BANK FUCNTIONS. IN ADDITION, AT TIMES, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPUTER TERMINALS TIED UP AND UNAVAILABLE FOR USE UNTIL THESE SCRIPT ERRORS TIME OUT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CERNER MILLINEUM HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTING PLATFORM MMH CERNER CERNER MILLINEUM 2010.1 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *