AAMI EQ56 2013
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ANSI/AAMI EQ56:2013 [HISTORICAL] Recommended practice for a medical equipment management program
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| AAMI | 2013 | 45 |
This recommended practice specifies the minimum required characteristics for a management program designed to minimize certain risks associated with equipment that is used during routine care of patients in a health care organization. The document addresses the structure of the program, the documentation that should be produced by the program, and the staffing and resources allocated to those responsible for maintaining the medical equipment.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | ANSI/AAMI EQ56:2013, Recommended practice for a medical equipment management program |
| 2 | Objectives and uses of AAMI standards and recommended practices |
| 3 | Title page |
| 4 | AAMI Recommended Practice Copyright information |
| 5 | Contents |
| 7 | Glossary of equivalent standards |
| 8 | Committee representation |
| 9 | Foreword |
| 10 | Introduction |
| 11 | 1 Scope 1.1 General 1.2 Inclusions |
| 12 | 2 Normative reference |
| 13 | 3 Definitions |
| 14 | 4 Leadership 4.1 Policies and procedures 4.2 Communications and reporting 4.2.1 General considerations 4.2.2 Communication between the service provider and the health care organization |
| 15 | 4.3 Management 4.3.1 Customers |
| 16 | 4.3.2 Staff |
| 17 | 4.4 Performance improvement 4.5 Emergency management |
| 18 | 5 Inventory 5.1 Evaluation and selection 5.2 Acquisition 5.2.1 Negotiable items |
| 19 | 5.2.2 Acceptance testing |
| 20 | 5.3 Non-hospital owned equipment 5.4 Record keeping 5.4.1 General considerations 5.4.2 Data to record |
| 22 | 5.4.3 Inventory inclusion 5.4.4 Inventory accuracy |
| 23 | 5.4.5 Database |
| 24 | 6 Equipment Safety 6.1 User training 6.1.1 Operation of equipment 6.1.2 Responding to equipment problems 6.2 Recalls and alerts 6.3 Incidents 6.3.1 Investigating |
| 25 | 6.3.2 Reporting 6.4 Infection control |
| 26 | 7 Inspection and planned maintenance program 7.1 Inspection procedures 7.1.1 General considerations 7.1.2 Documentation 7.2 Inspection schedules |
| 27 | 7.3 Record Retention |
| 28 | 8 Repair Program 8.1 Repair procedures 8.1.1 General considerations |
| 29 | 8.1.2 Alternative service methods 8.1.2.1 General considerations 8.1.2.2 In-house 8.1.2.3 Third-party, multivendor, or independent service organization (ISO) 8.1.2.4 Manufacturer 8.2 Service contracts 8.2.1 General considerations 8.2.2 Negotiating 8.2.3 Monitoring 8.3 Backup equipment 8.4 Removal from service |
| 31 | 9 Resources 9.1 Staff 9.1.1 Staffing levels 9.1.2 Staff qualifications |
| 32 | 9.1.3 Orientation 9.1.4 Ongoing education and training |
| 33 | 9.1.5 Documentation 9.2 Budget 9.3 Space |
| 34 | 9.4 Test equipment, tools, and supplies |
| 35 | Annex A (informative) Computerized maintenance management systems |
| 36 | Annex B (informative) Benchmarking |
| 37 | Annex C (informative) Sample statistical models for evaluating inventory accuracy |
| 38 | Annex D (informative) Medical equipment management standards crosswalk |
| 45 | Bibliography |
