Root Cause Analysis: Patient Injury and Death Post Fall From Patient Bed
In the summer of 2020, a patient at a major Veteran Affairs medical center in the western United States experienced an unwitnessed fall in their telemetry patient ward. This incident resulted in the patient receiving a fracture in his/her C5 cervical spine area. This eventually led to his/her death the following day. After determining a Safety Assessment Code score of 3, the patient safety manager determined that an immediate root cause analysis (RCA) was required. After assembling an interdisciplinary team and providing training on the VA's RCA policies and processes, an initial timeline of the sequence of the events was ...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Hospital Redesign Based on International Standards: Literature Review
This article reviews the regulations for redesigning a hospital facility to the international levels. It evaluates the different building guidelines such as Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities by the American Institution of Architecture, Facility Guidelines Institute, Joint Commission, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineering, Health Technical Memorandum, National Fire Protection Associations, Housing and Building National Research Center, and American Society for Healthcare Engineering. These organizations offer guidance and set standards for the constructio...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Role for Health Technology Managers on Fall Prevention Teams
This article will explore, using several real case examples submitted to Food and Drug Administration's MedSun, the many ways that hospitals can best use their HTMs in enhancing their fall prevention teams and overall patient fall mitigation strategies. Among these effective strategies are preadmission risk assessments and education, fostering a no-blame culture of reporting adverse events and device malfunctions, and regular interdisciplinary fall prevention team meetings where best practices can be discussed and implemented. (Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering)
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Remote-Controlled Hospital Devices Get COVID-19 Guidance
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: AAMI News Source Type: research
ACCE News: American College of Clinical Engineering
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: ACCE News Source Type: research
US Food and Drug Administration Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Technology and Trends Source Type: research
AdvaMed Praises Governor Newsom's Budget Proposal to Expand Coverage of Continuous Glucose Monitors for Diabetes Patients
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: For Your Information Source Type: research
A Look Back to 1985
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Accreditation & Clinical Engineering Source Type: research
Review of National Fire Protection Association 99-2018 Health Care Facilities Code, Part III
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Risk Management & Safety Source Type: research
Food and Drug Administration Issues Slew of Approvals
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Washington Scene Source Type: research
John R. Logar Begins Term as ASTM International Board Chair
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: In the News Source Type: research
Longing for Change
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 25, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: From the Editor’s Desk Source Type: research
The Value of Genetic and Genomic Results Within the Clinical Workflow
This article details their efforts and outcomes, and where they plan to expand their precision medicine programs. (Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering)
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - December 15, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Vision-Based Patient Monitoring and Management in Mental Health Settings
Successful adoption of novel noncontact physiological measurement and physical monitoring requires analysis of how they support patient care. We review available technologies and present our vision-based patient monitoring and management system, supported by a framework enabling its integration within clinical workflows. The framework links tasks such as assessing patients to elements of the patient journey (eg, risk factors and early warning signs). The system enabled insights from patient activity reports and noncontact vital sign measurements. It supports staff in ensuring patients' health follows desired trajectories, ...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - December 15, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
Quantification of Finger Laxity in Skeletal Dysplasia
People with skeletal dysplasia often exhibit hyperlaxity of the joints. Accurate measurement of laxity in certain joints provides a simple noninvasive measure of function, therapeutic efficacy, and disease progression. A simple, reproducible device to measure joint laxity was developed. The device measures the angle and torque at the second metacarpophalangeal joint as it is passively extended. Sixty-one subjects (42 with skeletal dysplasia and 19 age-matched healthy controls) participated in an experiment to quantify laxity. Results show that laxity is significantly different in skeletal dysplasia compared with healthy co...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - December 15, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research
