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The MedITNet assessment method – development and validation using action design research. Self assessment against IEC 80001-1

MacMahon, Silvana Togneri orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0179-2436, McCaffery, Fergal and Keenan, Frank (2016) The MedITNet assessment method – development and validation using action design research. Self assessment against IEC 80001-1. International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences,, 8 (1-2). pp. 143-153. ISSN 1942-2660

Abstract
The provision of care to patients has moved away from episodic acute care due to the increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes. This has changed the relationship between the patient and the care team. The management of chronic disease requires the use of information technology including networked medical devices to facilitate the establishment of an ongoing relationship between the patient and care team. The use of networked medical devices can provide benefits to patients such as reduced cost of care, reductions in adverse events and improved care through the provision of accurate and up-to-date information. However, the placement of a medical device onto an IT network can lead to risks to the device. These risks may lead to incorrect or degraded performance of the device impacting patient care and negating the potential benefits of using the device. While, IEC 80001-1 was developed to assist Healthcare Delivery Organisations in addressing these risks, HDOs may struggle in implementing the requirements of the standard. This paper discusses the development of an Assessment Method that forms part of MedITNet, an assessment framework that can be used by Healthcare Delivery Organisationss to assist them in implementing the requirements of the standard by providing a flexible, consistent and repeatable approach to assessing the capability of their risk management processes relating to networked medical devices. The assessment highlights weaknesses in the process and can be used as a foundation to improve these processes. This paper also discusses the development and validation of the Assessment Method using Action Design Research.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Risk Management; Medical IT Networks; IEC 80001-1; MedITNet; Assessment Framework; Assessment Method
Subjects:Computer Science > Information technology
Medical Sciences > Health
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Institutes and Centres > Lero: The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre
Publisher:International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA)
Official URL:http://www.iariajournals.org/life_sciences/lifsci_...
Copyright Information:© 2016 The Authors
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator Programme, grant number 08/IN.1/I2030 (the funding of this project was awarded by Science Foundation Ireland under a co-funding initiative by the Irish Government and, Lero Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software
ID Code:28417
Deposited On:20 Jun 2023 09:25 by Silvana Macmahon . Last Modified 20 Jun 2023 12:25
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