As technologies continue to advance in healthcare, the need for medical device software has become crucial for optimizing workflows, improving patient outcomes, and solidifying overall security of technologies used. When selecting medical device software, there are multiple steps to take to find the solution that best fits your needs. Here are some things to consider:
Sufficient Staff Size
When looking for medical device software that fits your needs, an important component to consider is the staff size of the software developer. The staff size of a software company can help you understand the capacity they have to fully support your needs and provide you with quality work while meeting deadlines. Smaller companies may not have the capacity to take on a new client or new project.
Relevant Clients
Now that the staff size has been considered, the next step is to review their client portfolio. If a software developer does not have clients or projects that are relevant to the solutions, you are looking for then they may not be the best fit for your project. When choosing medical device software, expertise and credibility in the field can be the reason why the software created for you yields positive results or not.
Project/Company Understanding
Having relevant clients is not the only factor that plays an important role in finding the right medical device software. An important question to ask yourself, “Do they understand my project, my company, and my specific needs?” Medical device software is not one-size-fits-all which means every project and company will have different needs, specifications, and goals that need to be met.
For example, Iron Rooster is dedicated to created customized medical device software based on your company, your mission, and your goals. They want to understand you so that the software solutions that are created are tailored to your needs for long-term support and successful outcomes.
Company Specializes in Software
A major question to ask when looking for medical device software: “Is it a software development organization or is it an organization that develops software?” The biggest difference between these two things is that one most-likely provides best-in-class capabilities because software development is all they do and the other just offers software development as one of their services which can cause hesitation in making a choice because then you may question expertise and credibility.
For instance, you wouldn’t select a general surgeon for spine reconstruction, instead one is more likely to choose a spine surgeon that specializes in that specific procedure because you know they are experienced in that area.
Company Knowledge of Medical Devices
As previously mentioned, medical device software is not one-size-fits-all, which also means it is important for the software developer to have knowledge of medical devices to ensure they fully understand your needs. Even a software development organization with decades of experience in healthcare may not necessarily have much knowledge in “medical devices.” Like the previous step, you wouldn’t choose a surgeon that doesn’t have experience in spine do spine reconstruction surgery; in this case, you wouldn’t choose an organization with little or no knowledge or medical devices to develop a medical device software for your project.
There are many important steps to take when trying to find the right medical device software. Other factors to take into consideration are staff experience, previous project performance, and staff and client stability.
At Iron Rooster, we understand that medical device software is more than just code. Developing software for medical devices requires unique skillsets and Iron Rooster is an established provider of regulated software services for healthcare and medical technology companies. Our team manages the entire medical device software lifecycle including planning, analysis, development, testing, support, documentation and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. We create, optimize, and implement effective and transparent processes to ensure medical solutions are approved and reach the market faster.
