Search Results for: icu medical

Continuous JC Survey Readiness II

This article will review how to attain continuous compliance with The Joint Commission standard EC.02.04.03. The standard EC.02.04.03 addresses the requirements for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of medical equipment. It has five elements of performance (EP). All these EPs require keeping and maintaining documentation of maintenance records. Creating, obtaining, and keeping accurate, well-organized maintenance […]

Read More

A Safety Net

Julie Kirst, Editor Implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR) continues to grow, and as it does, more clinical engineering departments find themselves involved in the process. Touted as a way to make health care safer, electronic patient data available to many people through multiple devices also carries a serious privacy risk that everyone involved […]

Read More