MD FIRE

	Medical Device "Plug-and-Play" Interoperability Program The MD PnP program is leading the adoption of open standards and technology to integrate medical devices for improving patient safety and healthcare efficiency
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Welcome to the MD FIRE section of the MD PnP Program website.
MD FIRE comprises a white paper and sample RFP and Contracting language requirements to promote the adoption of fully interoperable medical devices and systems in support of patient safety.
The MD FIRE document was drafted by the CIMIT MD PnP Program "Interoperability Contracting Requirements Working Group", that convened experts from The Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, and Johns Hopkins in 2008.

MD FIRE: A Living Document
We will use this website to post share-able updates to the MD FIRE contracting language. The MD FIRE document may be shared under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.
We welcome proposals for changes and additions to the MD FIRE document. Please send your questions and edits to Mike Robkin for review by our Change Control Board. Questions will be used to produce a FAQ. The most recent update is Sept 09.

Participating HealthCare Delivery Organizations:
Massachusetts General Hospital (Founding member)
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (Founding member)
Kaiser Permanente (Founding member)
Johns Hopkins Medicine (Founding member)

We invite your collaboration. Contact us to add your institution's name here.

The MD FIRE document was released Oct 16, 2008 contains:
- Background and Rationale
- Sample RFP terms
- Sample Contract terms
Download the latest version here

Clinical Leadership
MD FIRE was initiated by leaders from clinical organizations convened by CIMIT:
Julian M. Goldman, MD / Massachusetts General Hospital & Partners HealthCare, Inc.
John J. Howse, MD / Kaiser Permanente
Michael Robkin / Kaiser Permanente
James Fackler, MD / Johns Hopkins Medicine