GE Healthcare Centricity PACS software recalled for patient data mix-up risk
What this means
GE Healthcare's Centricity PACS imaging software can sometimes link historical medical images to the wrong patient when data is moved from older systems. If this happens, a doctor might see one patient's scans under another patient's record, potentially leading to wrong diagnoses or delayed care.
- Contact GE Healthcare or your IT department to check if your facility's system is affected.
- Follow any guidance from GE Healthcare regarding data verification or software updates.
- Review procedures to ensure patient images are correctly matched to patient records.
The agency's original wording
Under certain conditions historical imaging data migrated from a legacy system may become incorrectly associated with a different patient. If this occurs, studies or images may be displayed under the wrong patient record, which could lead to misdiagnosis or a delay in patient care.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-3168-2026More GE Healthcare recalls
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