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 registration management®, 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 registration management®.The issue involves cerner millennium registration management and occurs when users add a subscriber relationship of self to a patient that was registered in a different time zone.The patient's birth date and birth times displayed in the patient chart may be offset by the number of hours between the two time zones.Patient care could be adversely affected if treatment decisions are based on incorrect time of birth for an infant.Patient care could also be delayed if a user searches for patients by birth date and, if the patient cannot be located, create a duplicate record for the patient.Cerner has not received communication on any adverse patient events as a result of this issue.
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