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Eastern Maine Medical Center Clinical Engineering

To: All Clinical Engineering Staff

From: Robyn Frick, CCE

Clinical Engineering Manager

Subject: Equipment Risk Assessment

Current Date: 1!"#!"$ %!1

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Superse+es DD: Risk Classes-Date+: .!"/!1##"

Purpose: 0o establis criteria for risk base+ assessment of me+ical equipment

Procedure:

23 Eac +e4ice type5or category6 is initially e4aluate+ for risk by Clinical Engineering Managementan+ is +ocumente+ in te Equipment Management Database 5%'S7S063

223 'nce a risk le4el is +etermine+, a plan for inspection an+ maintenance can be ma+e by Senior8ME0 or Clinical Engineering Management an+ +ocumente+ in te Equipment ManagementDatabase 5%'S7S063

2223 Risk Criteria is as follo9s:

A3 High Risk A +e4ice is consi+ere+ ;ig Risk 5Co+e 16 base+ on te follo9ing criteria,an+ is inspecte+ at least yearly:13 0ypically a life support or critical +e4ice"3 2ntensi4e sce+ule+ maintenance require+$3 &otentially iger failure rates3 'ne!of!a!kin+, mission critical +e4ice?3 &otentially ig monetary loss +ue to income loss or ig repair costs

83 Medium Risk A +e4ice is consi+ere+ Me+ium Risk 5Co+e "6 base+ on te follo9ingcriteria, an+ is inspecte+ at least e4ery t9o years:13 0ypically a monitoring or +iagnostic +e4ice"3 )ess intensi4e sce+ule+ maintenance require+$3 )ess frequent failures3 8ack!up +e4ice a4ailable?3 )esser monetary loss +ue to income loss or repair costs

C3 Low Risk A +e4ice is consi+ere+ )o9 Risk 5Co+e $6 base+ on te follo9ing criteria,an+ inspecte+ at least e4ery tree years:13 0ypically a general care or terapeutic +e4ice"3 )o9 sce+ule+ maintenance require+$3 )o9 failure rates3 8ack!up +e4ice rea+ily a4ailable?3 )o9 monetary loss +ue to income loss or repair costs

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D3 No Scheduled Maintenance A +e4ice is tis risk category 5Co+e