FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HNA MILLENIUM POWERCHART

MDR report key: 558600 · Received October 25, 2004

Report

Report Number
MW1033653
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 25, 2004
Date of Event
October 16, 2004
Report Date
October 16, 2004
Manufacturer
CERNER CORP
Product Code
LNX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PRACTITIONER ENTERED PT HEIGHT INTO POWERCHART SYSTEM IN BOTH METRIC AND ENGLISH MEASURE. THESE VALUES THEN POSTED IN PHARMACY SYSTEM AS THE SUM OF THE NUMBER IN METRIC. THIS SYSTEM ERROR THEN CREATES OTHER VOILATION ERRORS BY THE SYSTEM, WHICH YIELDS FALSE BSA, IBW, AND CRCL - ALL THESE VALUES ARE USED BY PHARMARICIST TO VERIFY OR CALCULATE MEDICATION DOSES. THE FALSE INFO HAS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS MEDICATION ERRORS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HNA MILLENIUM POWERCHART COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE, MEDICAL LNX CERNER CORP * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention