The software product mentioned in this medwatch report may not be, by definition, a medical device; however, cerner has chosen to file this medwatch report in order to voluntarily notify the fda of a malfunction associated with this software product.The company's filing of this medwatch report does not signify cerner's belief or understanding that medical device reports are required to be filed for products such as cerner's healthelife®, nor are these products currently actively regulated by the fda.The issue involves cerner millennium healthelife and affects users that utilize the e-visit or pre-visit questionnaires.In cerner millennium, when patients or authorized representatives complete an e-visit or pre-visit questionnaire, return to a previous page in the questionnaire and change the check box selections before submitting the questionnaire form, their responses may include the original selections instead of the updated selections.Patient care could be adversely affected, as providers reviewing questionnaire responses may not be aware of the questionnaire responses the patient intended to submit, potentially influencing care decisions or considerations.Providers may be required to review patient questionnaire responses more thoroughly with patients to ensure the accuracy of the information submitted in the questionnaire.Cerner has not received communication on any adverse patient events as a result of this issue.
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