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 medication administration record®, 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 medication administration record®.The issue involves cerner millennium medication administration record® and affects users that utilize the medication administration record (mar) to displays the medication, orders, tasks, and administrations for the selected time frame and selected order status for a specific patient.In cerner millennium, when the user modifies the order within the medication administration process, the system could duplicate the intake and output (i&o) volumes for the first hour of infusion.Patient care could be adversely affected if clinical decisions are made based on an incorrect fluid balance.This issue could result in delayed patient care.Cerner has not received communication on any adverse patient events as a result of this issue.
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