What must be done to do an MQSA/Joint Commission compliant PM on an ultrasound machine? – The Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA) relates primarily to x-ray technology. Regarding The Joint Commission and doing...
Read MoreThis article follows the previous article on Committee Management, which appeared in the July 2012 issue of 24×7 and discussed the hospital Medical Equipment Committee. This article will continue on this topic and review the hospital’s Environment of Care (EC) Committee. The Environment of Care The biomedical/clinical engineering professional is usually a member or could […]
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Harmonizing biomed and IT operations to develop safety-critical best practices for medical device systems
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Binseng Wang, ScD, CCE, FAIMBE, FACCE In December of 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a clarification of hospital equipment maintenance requirements1 contained in the State Operations Manual Provider Certification. This clarification stated that critical equipment must be maintained at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer, whereas the frequency of noncritical […]
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Barry Voss As biomeds, we all know the necessity of operator and service manuals. The Joint Commission, CMS, ACR, CAP, and all the other alphabet inspectors are also very interested in making sure they are in order. This article considers the possibility of turning those paper manuals into the electronic version, and the cost/benefit of […]
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