DCM4MD:Use cases Proposed for September 2010 DCM for Medical Devices Ballot

Use Cases Proposed for the 2010 Ballot

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Note to the reader: By convention, use case names contain active verbs (e.g. "Intubate patient") 
                      rather than qualified nouns (e.g. "Patient Intubation").

	Candidate Use Case Name	Source	Type	Priority	Notes/Description
1	Intubate Patient, Unlanned	Martha Mosely (VA)	Business Use Case	1	In response to a patient’s deteriorating condition, a team of clinicians intubates a patient and attaches the patient to a ventilator, confirms that the ventilator is working properly, and confirms that the settings are correct.
2	Manage Patient on Ventilator	Martha Mosely (VA) (mod.)	Business Use Case	2	A clinician assesses a patient on a ventilator and adjusts ventilator and alarm settings as necessary.
3	Wean Patient	Martha Mosely (VA)	Business Use Case	2	rolled into Extubate
4	Additive therapy	Martha Mosely (VA)	Business Area	2	postponed
5	Extubate Patient, Planned (includes weaning)	Martha Mosely (VA)	Business Use Case	2	In response to a physician's order, a team of clinicians weans a patient from a ventilator and removes the endotracheal tube. The clinician performs a respiratory assessment on the patient.

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