HIT Vendor Seeking MDDS for Meaningful Relationship

As noted before, from time to time I answer questions and exchange ideas with folks from hospitals, companies and with students. It’s a karma thing with me – if I can help out with reasonable effort in situations where there’s no immediate consulting opportunity (although there may in the future), and it’s interesting, then I do what I can. The following is the most recent exchange from a conversation I’ve been having with a product manager at a HIT software vendor about MDDS. They develop and sell an information system, part of which consumes medical device data. Not every customer already has an MDDS, and those that don’t look to their company to provide one as part of a “complete solution.” Hi Tim, I have been researching 3 companies for vitals integration:  iSirona, Capsule Tech, and Nuvon. From my research, it seems that having FDA clearance for MDDS seems to assure that the product will work out of the box and it’s tested for safety and effectiveness and seems to be a better choice to have than an MDDS (reliability, safety for patients). Capsule has more years of experience, greater variety of deployment options, and offers DICOM integration (which is a plus for us since some of our facilities are looking for this) . They also have the largest device driver library. We currently have a few customers interested in vitals/anesthesia/medical imaging integration . We also foresee more of our facilities, including our su...
Source: Medical Connectivity Consulting - Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Tags: Business Planning connectivity Healthcare IT Product Development Source Type: blogs