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Most complex systems today contain software, and systems failures activated by software faults can provide lessons for software development practices and software quality assurance. This paper presents an analysis of software-related failures of medical
This paper is a summary of a workshop session during the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series of workshops and topical meetings organized by NIST in the area of biomedical technology. The
Joseph P. Poole, John Barkley, Kevin G. Brady, Anthony V. Cincotta, Wayne J. Salamon
The use of software in the health care industry is becoming of increasing importance. One of the major roadblocks to efficient health care is the fact that important information is distributed across many sites. These sites can be located across a