Medical software

Medical software is any software item or system used within a medical context, such as reducing the paperwork, tracking patient activity[1][2][3]

  • Standalone software used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
  • Software embedded in a medical device (often referred to as "medical device software").
  • Software that drives a medical device or determines how it is used.
  • Software that acts as an accessory to a medical device.
  • Software used in the design, production, and testing of a medical device (or)
  • Software that provides quality control management of a medical device.
  1. ^ Becchetti, C.; Neri, A. (2013). "Chapter 6: Medical Software". Medical Instrument Design and Development: From Requirements to Market Placements. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. pp. 359–418. ISBN 9781119952404.
  2. ^ Vogel, D.A. (2011). "Chapter 3: The FDA Software Validation Regulations and Why You Should Validate Software Anyway". Medical Device Software Verification, Validation, and Compliance. Boston, MA: Artech House. pp. 27–36. ISBN 9781596934238.
  3. ^ Jetley, R.; Sudarsan, S.; R., Sampath; Ramaswamy, S. (2013). "Medical Software - Issues and Best Practices". Distributed Computing and Internet Technology: 9th International Conference, ICDCIT 2013, Bhubaneswar, India, February 5-8, 2013, Proceedings. Hyderabad, India: Springer. pp. 69–91. ISBN 9783642360718.