Case Study: Effectiveness and Functioning of Biomedical Engineering Services and Impact on Quality Care at Fortis Escorts Hospital
This study was undertaken to analyze the effectiveness and functioning of engineering services and its impact on overall quality care. For this purpose, various parameters like maintenance strategy, repair and replacement policy used, frequency and reasons for equipment failure, maintenance cost, risk incurred due to failure, availability of alternative equipment, training, and skill development were assessed. Constructive results were obtained from the study, validating that engineering services do have an influential role in the health sector; without them, health quality will decline. Therefore, the reputation of a hosp...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Skin Lesions Classification Based on Deep Learning Approach
As one kind of skin cancer, melanoma is very dangerous. Dermoscopy-based early detection and reorganization strategy is critical for melanoma therapy. Skin imaging is essential in order to diagnose the tumor type; this had to be accomplished by taking a biopsy from patients. This procedure is very uncomfortable for patients and requires time and highly qualified dermatologists to precisely differentiate between different types of skin cancer. In order to solve these problems, many efforts focused on developing automatic image analysis systems that reduce the suffering of patients, time, and tumor classification error. Here...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Human Factor: The Critical Importance of Effective Teamwork and Communication in Providing Quality and Safe Care
This article outlines and presents various ways of reducing communication errors and failures, the importance of teamwork, and communication among direct patient care personnel. The study was descriptive and exploratory in nature with a sample size of 200. The efficient use of teamwork and communication had enhanced the level of quality of care for patients. Results of this article confirmed that the level of patient care improved by teamwork and communication. Consequently, conflicts occurred exclusively during the handover between nursing staff, and after their switch, the nursing staffs were usually in zeal to leave. (S...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
AAMI News
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: AAMI News Source Type: research
ACCE News
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: ACCE News Source Type: research
MetroHealth and Axuall, Inc, Announce Collaboration to Improve and Streamline Practitioner Credentialing
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Technology and Trends Source Type: research
Medin Technologies, Inc. Augments Senior Management Team
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: For Your Information Source Type: research
Life in the Time of COVID-19
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Accreditation & Clinical Engineering Source Type: research
Personnel Management/Supervision—Part VII
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Risk Management & Safety Source Type: research
Food and Drug Administration Establishes Website on COVID-19
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Washington Scene Source Type: research
CARMAT Receives Approval for Forfait Innovation Dossier From French National Authority for Health
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: In The News Source Type: research
Lean on Me
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - June 23, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: From The Editor's Desk Source Type: research
Progressing Toward the Application of Artificial Intelligence for Medical Equipment Replacement in Canadian Hospitals —An Idea From the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northern Health
How do biomedical engineering departments in hospitals effectively utilize the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) databases to replace medical equipment? What are the current tools available that have enhanced the utilization of data in the CMMS database for better decision making? Applying artificial intelligence for better health technology management in areas such as maintenance scheduling and replacement is progressing. And adopting it for analyzing CMMS data and efficient medical equipment replacement is a good start. (Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering)
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 21, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
A Dynamic System Based Model for Reducing Medical Laboratory Turnaround Time in Developing Countries
This study covered healthcare facilities in Egypt as a sample of developing countries. A dynamic system simulation model was used in this work. This model was designed to reduce TAT by studying the 8 most critical parameters that affect TAT. A causal loop diagram was developed using real laboratory data collected from 15 different hospitals in Egypt. The 8 key parameters are number of samples, number of equipment, total staff count, staff performance, environmental conditions, preanalytical and postanalytical time, equipment defect increase rate, and number of rack samples. The results showed that TAT is directly proportio...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 21, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Compounding Power of the Clinical Community: Case Review
Healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals are critical stakeholders in promoting patient safety, regularly troubleshooting medical devices that are unsafe or unable to be used by clinical staff. Healthcare technology management professionals determine, investigate, and often address the root cause (or causes) of medical device concern(s), so that the devices can be used safely and effectively throughout the facility. The HTM professional's investigation, when accompanied by medical device reports, often leads to manufacturer actions, including recalls and corrections, which contribute to continuous improvement o...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 21, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
