In response to the April 2007 Soapbox article by Binseng Wang regarding evidence-based maintenance (EBMaint), I feel that the biomedical community has been practicing this all along and it simply has been known for years as trend analysis. Manufacturers of medical equipment rely upon feedback to help ensure they are producing the most reliable equipment […]
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Read MoreThe FDA has posted a new public health notification about avoiding hazards when using cleaners and disinfectants on electronic medical equipment. It describes the danger of using excess cleaning and disinfecting liquids on certain electronic medical
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Preventable medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States. In 2002, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event alert summarizing the results of a root-cause analysis of 23 ventilator-related deaths in the United States. The Joint Commission’s findings underscore the problem of human error, and emphasize the need for hospitals and […]
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With the migration of more medical gas flow/pressure devices into clinics, physicians’ offices, and home care, the portability of test equipment needed to ensure that these devices continue to function as specified by the manufacturer is more important than ever. Traveling biomeds and field service engineers need to cover a lot of territory, and transporting […]
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