inforMED
MalfunctionLMD

SOARIAN

Received May 26, 2010 · Event occurred May 16, 2010

Report MW5016134 · MDR key 1702887

Device

Generic name

Electronic Ordering System

Manufacturer

Siemens

Product problems

  • Application Program Problem

Patient

81 YR

  • No Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

RADIOLOGY TESTS WERE ORDERED FOR EVAL OF COUGH AND RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS. SEVERAL WERE COMPLETED AND RESULTS WERE AVAILABLE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE ORDERS WERE ENTERED, ORDER RECONCILIATION WAS CARRIED OUT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE RADIOGRAPHIC EXAM WAS NOT COMPLETED. INTERFACE FAILURES AND/OR OBFUSCATION BY INFERIOR USABILITY OF THE DEVICES CAUSE WIDESPREAD DISTRUST FOR THE SYSTEM OF CARE DIRECTED BY THESE PRODUCTS. TESTS ARE NOT COMPLETED AND IT IS TEDIOUS TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS DONE AND WHAT WAS NOT DONE.