New AAMI EQ89

There’s a new AAMI EQ89, “Guidance for the use of medical equipment maintenance strategies and procedures,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  This timely standard helps healthcare professionals review the various strategies available for dealing with the issue of efficient, effective, and timely maintenance of medical equipment.  It gives you an overview as well as the pros and cons of each procedure.

Why a standard on maintenance strategies?  There are a number of factors that have driven the development of this document.  But the overarching concern is the need for the healthcare technology management (HTM) industry to have a consistent process for developing maintenance protocols.

Why is this needed?  Some devices do not have maintenance guidelines.  And sometimes test equipment used in the original procedure is no longer available or out-dated.  Certainly technology is changing daily and may have an impact on how equipment is maintained.  Other factors can be the determination that existing protocols are no sufficient, not appropriate to the situation where the device is used, or not as efficient as possible.

The AAMI EQ89 covers the following topics:

  • Developing the strategy itself
  • Creating alternative procedures
  • Types of maintenance strategies
  • Documenting findings and repairs

Three Annexes provide you with additional information on benchmarking, regulatory requirements, and references.

If you’re in charge of maintenance at a healthcare facility, or have an interest in the topic, you’ll want to get a copy of this new release.  You can order your copy online at the Document Center webstore, www.document-center.com.  It’s available in paper format or for pdf download.  And if you’re interested in multi-user access, contact our staff about our Standards Online subscription service.  You can reach them by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).

When you use Document Center Inc. you’re assured that the copies you purchase are authorized editions, with support services available like no-charge notification service to monitor your standard.  We’ve been selling standards since 1982, so make us your Standards Experts!

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Claudia Bach

Claudia Bach is the President of Document Center Inc. and a world-wide recognized expert on Standards and Standards Distribution. You can connect with her on Google+

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