Dear All,
Having worked as biomedical engineer in many different countries, I have
noticed this dilemma as to who should be commanding our business.... 'Industry
standards or Manufacturer's recommendations?' occuring in many countries.
There is another important player in this business who should not be forgotten.
That important player is 'the hospitals and health system' that remains our
major sponsor. It is critical that health systems and hospitals using
biomedical engineering services remain sustainable for the long term
survivability of this industry.
As a project manager in those countries, I have know that we need to have
standards which can ensure quality and allowable risk containment, that can be
achieved with timeliness and cost effectiveness..Thus, we must focus on the
'Customer Satisfaction' of the hospitals and health system that we work in, in
order to have a sustainable solution to this important question...
Keep your ideas flowing...so that we will have some industry consensus at some
time soon..
Regards,
Sanjeev Hiremath
www.hiremaths.com.au
--- On Thu, 17/6/10, Owen Byrnes <owen_byr...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
From: Owen Byrnes <owen_byr...@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: [bmelist] AS3551 Testing versus Manufacturer Service Recommendations
To: bmelist@bme.asn.au
Received: Thursday, 17 June, 2010, 12:24 AM
At a meeting last year, of the National Panel for Clinical Engineering, there
was a lively debate about AS3551 Testing versus Manufacturer Service
Recommendations.
It appears that our litigious compensation system has made following
Manufacturer Service Recommendations practically mandatory.
Who thinks we should scrap AS3551 testing and just follow Manufacturer Service
Recommendations?
Will we ever have standardised procedures for AS3551 testing throughout
Australia? For example, when do we need to perform quantitative flow testing
of wall outlet flow meters that clinical users can assess are functional?
Please reply to bmelist@bme.asn.au so that we can have an open debate about
this issue.
Regards,
Owen.
Owen Byrnes
Lismore NSW Australia
Mob: 0411 353 889
