FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CERNER MILLENNIUM RADNET

MDR report key: 907109 · Received August 30, 2007

Report

Report Number
1931259-2007-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 30, 2007
Date of Event
August 3, 2007
Report Date
August 29, 2007
Manufacturer
CERNER CORP.
Product Code
LNX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CERNER HAS DISTRIBUTED A PRIORITY REVIEW FLASH NOTIFICATION AUGUST 29, 2007 TO ALL POTENTIALLY IMPACTED CLIENT SITES. SOFTWARE NOTIFICATION INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE AND AN INTERIM WORKFLOW ADJUSTMENT TO PREVENT THE MALFUNCTION. A SOFTWARE MODIFICATION IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE FOR ALL SITES THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY IMPACTED. CERNER CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WHEN THE SOFTWARE CORRECTION IS AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE CERNER MILLENNIUM RADNET RADIOLOGY DESKTOP AUTO-LAUNCH STUDY AND AUTO-LAUNCH REPORT FUNCTIONALITIES. WHEN USERS CHANGE PT CONTEXT WHILE A STUDY IS BEING AUTOMATICALLY LAUNCHED, THE SYSTEM COULD DISPLAY IMAGES OR REPORTING OPTIONS FOR THE INCORRECT PT. THE ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE RADIOLOGIST TO INTERPRET IMAGES FROM ONE PT AND GENERATE DICTATION ON A DIFFERENT PT. THIS ISSUE MAY BE AVOIDED BY VALIDATION OF PT AND EXAM CONTEXT BETWEEN THE DISPLAY IN RADIOLOGY DESKTOP, THE DIGITAL DICTATION WINDOW AND THE IMAGE HEADERS IN THE VIEWER. CERNER RECEIVED COMMUNICATION THAT THREE RADIOLOGY REPORTS WERE GENERATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN INCORRECT IMAGE, HOWEVER, CLINICIANS RECOGNIZED THE DISCREPANCY AND CONTACTED THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. CERNER HAS RECOMMENDED USERS TURN OFF THE AUTO-LAUNCH STUDY AND AUTO-LAUNCH REPORT FUNCTIONALITIES IF USERS ARE NOT PROCEEDING THROUGH THE WORKLIST IN THE ORDER AUTO-LAUNCH DISPLAYS. NO SERIOUS ADVERSE PT EVENT WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CERNER MILLENNIUM RADNET RADIOLOGY DESTOP (RDT) LNX CERNER CORP. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR