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It all ends up in the EHR, which is a legal document and considered THE source of truth about a patient’s care. Without seeing you hospital IT system I can gue
by pfisherman 2y ago
It all ends up in the EHR, which is a legal document and considered THE source of truth about a patient’s care. Without seeing you hospital IT system I can guess with pretty high certainty that you are getting manufacturer info and model number, and very sparse coverage off lot number.
The problem is that this is not enough to unambiguously resolve the identity of devices across databases, or even within the same database at different time points.
For example, mapping between model number and UDI is often one to many. Model numbers might be omitted or mutated across databases and time. Manufacturer and device names are most definitely mutated. Overall it is a nightmare of an entity resolution problem.
- iancmceachern 2y ago" Numerous private device registries use the UDI to monitor long-term outcomes for breast implants, cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, and other devices. However, participating physicians may not be able to view each other’s submissions, and nonparticipating physicians cannot view submissions. The data are proprietary and not publicly available. Congress should authorize the infrastructure to create a national and publicly accessible registry that uses the UDI for tracking postmarket medical outcomes and safety." https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2774431 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...