Avid1234 4 Posted October 26, 2018 My facility is 6 upgrades behind for our bb software. Does anyone know of any regulatory body that requires that you are on the most current software version? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cswickard 189 Posted October 29, 2018 Sorry I don't know - but it might depend on what the upgrades were about. Any patient/system safety issues would be high priority. Other stuff, not so much probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcoyle 49 Posted October 30, 2018 I don't know of any regs or accreditation standards, however your software vendor may have a stipulation about how many versions users can be behind before they stop supporting the software. You might check with them. 3 Ensis01, David Saikin and Patty reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff 364 Posted November 9, 2018 Our vendor was cited by FDA (many years ago) for allowing customers to run older version of their software, regardless of it being supported. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Likewine99 ★ 129 Posted November 12, 2018 tcoyle makes an excellent point, your vendor may stop supporting your version if you don't take the recommended upgrades. I support 14 hospital BBs and I know upgrading and validating is expensive. There are reasons software is updated, your lab director or IT department needs to allocate funds to get this done for you, tie it to patient safety! I don't know of any mandatory FDA reg that says you must update but it's just like running your car, it needs maintenance if it is to perform well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
