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Medical equipment management (sometimes referred to as clinical engineering, clinical engineering management, clinical technology management, healthcare technology management, biomedical maintenance, biomedical equipment management, and biomedical engineering) is a term for the professionals who manage operations, analyze and improve utilization and safety, and support servicing healthcare ...
This article needs to be updated.The reason given is: there was a significant revision to Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (PMD Act) in December 4, 2019 (令和 元 年12月 4日) and certain articles in this revised PMD Act took effect April 1, 2020, September 1, 2020, and August 1, 2021; other articles will take effect Dec. 1, 2022 (see also: https://www.natlawreview.com ...
The adoption of electronic medical records refers to the recent shift from paper-based medical records to electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals. The move to electronic medical records is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care delivery systems in the United States , with more than 80% of hospitals adopting some form of EHR system ...
The Arden syntax is a language for encoding medical knowledge. HL7 International adopted and oversees the standard beginning with Arden syntax 2.0. These Medical Logic Modules are used in the clinical setting as they can contain sufficient knowledge to make single medical decisions.
This article needs to be updated.The reason given is: the section related to E.U. needs further updates (esp. in sections 3.2 and 4.2.2) as the directives 93/42/EEC on medical devices and 90/385/EEC on active implantable medical devices have been fully repealed on 26 May 2021 by Regulation (EU) no. 2017/745 (MDR); furthermore, Brexit triggers updates in these sections (U.K. developed their own ...
In general, entities in possession of medical records are required to maintain those records for a given period. In the United Kingdom, medical records are required for the lifetime of a patient and legally for as long as that complaint action can be brought. Generally in the UK, any recorded information should be kept legally for 7 years, but ...
An anesthetic machine with integrated systems for monitoring of several vital parameters, including blood pressure and heart rate. Monitoring of vital parameters can include several of the ones mentioned above, and most commonly include at least blood pressure and heart rate, and preferably also pulse oximetry and respiratory rate.
Handwritten paper medical records may be poorly legible, which can contribute to medical errors. [14] Pre-printed forms, standardization of abbreviations and standards for penmanship were encouraged to improve the reliability of paper medical records. An example of possible medical errors is the administration of medication.