CHANGE IN START OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME COULD EFFECT MEDICAL DEVICES

CHANGE IN START OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME COULD EFFECT MEDICAL DEVICES

CHANGE IN START OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME COULD EFFECT MEDICAL DEVICES 150 150 Dan Frith

The change in the beginning and end of daylight saving time (DST) may adversely affect medical equipment which use date and time information for diagnosis or treatment, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new DST began 3 weeks earlier and will end one week later this year.

Medical equipment that uses, creates, or records time or date information about a patient’s diagnosis or treatment may register the wrong dates for the start and end of DST when the changes are implemented, according to an alert sent Friday from MedWatch, the FDA’s safety information and adverse event reporting program.

The FDA notes that most devices currently in use are likely to be affected, unless they were manufactured after the DST change was approved (Energy Policy Act of 2005) or have been updated by the manufacturer.

Read the FDA alert here.

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Dan Frith has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and families in cases of medical malpractice throughout Virginia. He has been named "Best Medical Malpractice Attorney" by Roanoker Magazine and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. To speak with Dan, contact him by email at dfrith@frithlawfirm.com.

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