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The APSF believes that intercommunication and interoperability of
devices could lead to important advances in patient safety, and that
the standards and protocols to allow such seamless intercommunication
should be developed fully with these advances in mind. APSF also
recognizes that as in all technologies for patient safety,
interoperability poses safety and medicolegal challenges as well.
Development of standards and production of interoperable equipment
protocols should strike the proper balance to achieve maximum patient
safety and outcome benefit." |