Micromatrix. Computers, medicine, and quality control.
The current state of medically-related computer software is compared to a hypothetical pharmaceutical industry in which no one knows what products exist, what they are intended to do, how to order them, or whether they are any good. A federal agency has been tasked with reviewing medically-related software and devices, but it is viewed as being too underfunded to do much good. To remedy this, a private, voluntary review function is proposed for those professional organizations who hold medical computing as a central interest.
D003201:Computers / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration