Internally developed medical equipment management system: a viable alternative.
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1991-11-15
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A medical equipment management computer system internally developed by Rhode Island Hospital is presented Hospital biomedical engineering departments must contend with ever increasing regulatory requirements for patient care equipment Computerization is a viable solution to meeting the documentation standards dictated by healthcare governing bodies Rhode Island Hospital s system consists of a Macintosh computer Panorama database software and Psion LZ64 Organiser handheld computer Files were set up on equipment data JCAHO required historical documentation service inspections part codes and locations and vendor contact information Technician inspection data recording time was reduced by approximately 30