When a Repair Is Major: Return-to-Service Testing After Corrective Work
How clinical engineering teams decide whether corrective work is a major repair or upgrade triggering CMS and Joint Commission return-to-service testing.
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risk-management
Risk-based service decisions and escalation controls.
Medical Device Recall Response for HTM: Corrections, Removals, and Close-Out
A clinical engineering workflow for hospital HTM executing device recalls: inventory matching, in-situ correction versus removal, CMS inspect-and-test, and effectiveness-check close-out.
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MedConsumablesGuide: Tracing an IV Set Change in a Pump Incident
Preserve infusion pump and IV administration set identity across HTM, procurement, and quality after an incident following a set SKU change, before attributing cause or closing the service record.
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AEM vs Manufacturer Maintenance: How to Decide, Document, and Defend the Choice
A clinical engineering decision framework for evaluating Alternate Equipment Management (AEM) eligibility, risk assessment criteria, and inventory documentation under CMS 42 CFR 482.41(d)(2) and Joint Commission standards.
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