Healthcare systems quality: Development and use

Ita Richardson, Louise Reid, Padraig O'Leary

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Abstract

Medical Software Quality Regulations have been developed through a concern for patient safety, outcome and care. From our research on a variety of projects, which includes observation within hospitals and clinics, we can demonstrate that there are many situations in which regulations and directives regarding medical device software are not being taken into account, and unregulated software is developed and used in healthcare organisations. This happen mainly because people, not trained in software engineering within a lack of knowledge in regulations develop software solutions for healthcare. In addition, healthcare professionals are unaware of regulations and the effect unregulated software may have on patient and practitioner alike, and so use these systems.. Software Engineers have a role to play to solve this problem. We recommend that, healthcare software systems are developed by professional software engineers in interdisciplinary teams with healthcare professionals. Software engineering and healthcare academics can collaborate on the development of modules within healthcare courses and the development of specialist courses. Through these, healthcare professionals will be educated on the value of software engineering practices and principles, and on the requirement for regulation in the development of medical device software. Software engineering courses should include topics focused on Medical Device Software development.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Workshop on Software Engineering in Healthcare Systems, SEHS 2016
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages50-53
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450341684
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 May 2016
EventInternational Workshop on Software Engineering in Healthcare Systems, SEHS 2016 - Austin, United States
Duration: 14 May 201615 May 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Workshop on Software Engineering in Healthcare Systems, SEHS 2016

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Software Engineering in Healthcare Systems, SEHS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period14/05/1615/05/16

Keywords

  • Medical device
  • Medical software quality
  • Patient safety

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