Pratyusha Mattegunta Most articles in 24×7 are written from the perspective of an industry leader or a very experienced professional. Since I am new to the clinical engineering field, I would like to give a different perspective and share what I have learned on my journey into this intense, technology-driven field of great potential. I […]
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Lonnie R. Collins, AAS In most facilities and health care organizations, the clinical engineering department has an established process and protocol for dealing with recalled medical devices. However, we, as clinical engineers, need to look beyond the boundaries of medical devices to food/nutrition and pharmaceutical recalls, where many health care organizations still face significant exposure […]
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Alexian unified its departments and retooled its service contracts to reduce expenses, increase revenues, and expand the department
Read MoreCareFusion Corp, is recalling Alaris PC Units (model 8015) because of a communication error that occurs under certain wireless network conditions, which freezes the PC Unit screen.
Read MoreThis article will review how to attain continuous compliance with two other Joint Commission medical equipment standards: EC.04.01.01 EP 10, the medical equipment program reporting to the environment of care (EC)/safety committee; and EC.04.01.01 EP 15, evaluation of the medical equipment management plan. EC.04.01.01 EP 10 This elements of performance (EP) requires the hospital to […]
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