Competency information

Details

Apply relevant safety standards and guidance for the use of computers in clinical practice, including electrical safety

Considerations

  • IT security and data integrity
  • The range of relevant safety standards and guidance and its application
  • Factors influencing data integrity and their implications
  • Awareness of governance issues relating to patient data: data loss prevention
  • Awareness of the concept of a system in the context of electrical safety
  • The governance issues relating to patient data, including appropriate legislation
  • Protective measures for ICT systems and their appropriate application
  • Limitations imposed on safety and integrity by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the EU Medical Devices Directive (MDD) and an appreciation of the techniques used to mitigate the risk this introduces

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome Configure ICT hardware, software and network components, applying relevant safety standards and configuration control