A new ANSI/AAMI standard published on February 26, EQ89:2015, “Guidance for the use of medical equipment maintenance strategies and procedures,” offers advice on the best approaches to optimizing medical equipment maintenance.
Read MoreTo help hospitals ensure timely compliance with new preventive maintenance requirements, authors Stephen Grimes and Jillyan Morano offer 10 recommended steps for implementation and a case study from one New England healthcare system.
Read MoreThe quality and reliability of modern infusion pumps are so high that maintenance is not a critical issue. A bigger challenge for the typical facility nowadays is efficiently tracking and managing its fleet of pumps.
Read MoreMore than 440 healthcare technology maintenance professionals and industry vendors converged in San Diego last month for the 2015 annual meeting of the California Medical Instrumentation Association (CMIA). 24×7 was there to cover the presentations.
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Effective clinical alarm management requires a multipronged approach to address the disparate factors behind excessive alarms and the fatigue they cause.
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