Clinical Systems Innovation:
Medical Device Plug-and-Play Interoperability

GETTING CONNECTED FOR PATIENT SAFETY

Medical devices are essential to the practice of modern medicine. Clinical measurements like blood pressure and temperature, x-ray and ultrasound imaging, administration of intravenous medications, and support of critical life functions all require medical devices. However, despite our reliance on sophisticated medical equipment, each device is designed to stand alone as an island. It is difficult to integrate individual devices into interoperable (inter-connected) systems to improve patient care and avoid unnecessary accidents.

The Medical Device "Plug-and-Play" Interoperability (or MD PnP) program is a inter-disciplinary, multi-institutional program committed to advancing medical device interoperability to improve patient safety and healthcare efficiency. Networked medical device systems will support the widespread clinical use of medical data and enable medical device integration, to produce complete and accurate electronic health records, create error-resistant systems, and reduce healthcare costs.

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Sponsors and Collaborators

CIMIT
TATRC
NSF
Partners HealthCare

Brigham & Women's Hospital
Drager Medical Systems
Draper Laboratory
Food & Drug Administation (FDA)
IXXAT, Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
LiveData, Inc.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mitre Corporation
University of Pennsylvania