PD CEN ISO/TS 22703:2021

What is PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 about? 

PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 specifies the requirements for medication safety alert systems and the topics which are relevant to alert system vendors. PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 applies to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) whether or not these are medical devices. 

PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 addresses: 

• Requirements for terminology used in medication safety alerts; 
• Requirements for choosing a knowledge base for medication safety alert systems; 
• Requirements for the proper functionality of CDSS as related to medication safety alert systems; 
• Requirements for medication safety alert display; 
• Requirements for quality measurements to improve the effectiveness of medication safety alerts. 

NOTE: The following are out of the scope of PD CEN ISO/TS 22703: 

• The development of content (rule-based knowledge base) for CDSS; 
• The development of algorithms for generating medication safety alerts in CDSS; 
• The development of alert processors for medication safety alerts in CDSS. 

Who is PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 for?  

PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 on medication safety alerts is useful for: 

• Clinician 
• Healthcare organisations 
• Vendors and implementors of systems with medication safety alerts 
• Pharmacy system operator 
• Clinical information system operator 
• Practice management system operator 

Why should you use PD CEN ISO/TS 22703?  

To improve the quality and safety of patient care in digital workflow environments, computer-assisted clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have been emphasized and implemented in healthcare organizations and pharmacies, especially focusing on medication safety. 

PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 convey the requirements of medication safety alert which helps you in understanding the benefits of an alert system, able to choose the knowledge required, to use proper functionality of CDSS that are related to medication safety alert systems. It also helps you with access medication safety alert display and quality measurements to improve the 

effectiveness of medication safety alerts. 

Overall, you can use PD CEN ISO/TS 22703 for developing common and structured medication safety alert systems. This will help you to improve your patient’s safety.