Derrick W. VanKampen With the increase in alarms emanating from biomedical devices in the clinical environment, and the surge in biomedical device networks and connecting systems, alarm integration rises from the nursing floor and demands our utmost attention. Nurses often complain of “alarm overload,” and, worse, nurse managers fear their staff will be infected with […]
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Diogenes Hernandez Only days after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, Clinical Engineer Diogenes Hernandez accepted a call from the Washington, DC-based Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to go into the country a
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Service contract management is one area of the certified clinical engineer (CCE) examination in Service Delivery Management. The topic of Service Delivery Management comprises 18% of the CCE examination. This article and future articles will discuss the different aspects of service contract management. The hospital must plan for the service of equipment during the equipment […]
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Rick Hampton Rick Schrenker By the time you read this, IEC 80001-1 will have been approved. You have heard and read about it, including numerous times in 24×7 since at least 2008. The full title is, “IEC 80001-1 Ed.1: Application of Risk Management for IT-Networks Incorporating Medical Devices—Part 1: Roles, Responsibilities, and Activities,” which ought […]
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