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 powerorders® and plans¿, nor are these products currently actively regulated by the fda.This report documents information related to an issue identified with functionality included in cerner's millennium powerorders® and affects users that place, review, and approve medication orders within the electronic medical record.The issue occurs when a user orders a medication with a pharmacy priority of stat or now and then intends to modify the order.Instead of selecting "modify" the user selects "copy".Upon realizing that was incorrect, the user cancels that action and selects "modify" and signs the original order.This workflow may result in an additional administration being added to medication administration record before the next scheduled dose administration.Patient care may be affected if a patient receives an additional dose of an intended medication.Cerner has received communication of an adverse patient event where one patient received two doses of insulin and it was confirmed that the patient was not harmed due to the second dose of insulin.
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