title: Quality assurance of medical software.
abstract: Quality assurance is a topical issue within the software industry, and various methodological solutions aimed at improving software quality have been proposed. Medical software is generally deemed safety-critical and, as such, should be subject to control procedures exceeding those applicable to general-purpose software. The user/purchaser of medical equipment has an important part to play in the drive for higher-quality medical software, and ways in which the user can influence commercial suppliers are outlined. The implications of existing and planned legislation are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, UK.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Cosgriff
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012984:Software / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D012986:Software Validation; D017749:Total Quality Management; D006113:United Kingdom; D014584:User-Computer Interface