A calibration service for biomedical instrumentation maintenance laboratories.
An in-house calibration laboratory for the Biomedical Instrumentation Maintenance Services of the hospitals in the West of Scotland was established in 1993. This paper describes the development of this calibration service in the context of an overall quality system and also estimates its costs. Not only does the in-house service have many advantages but it is shown to be cost effective for workloads exceeding 260 items per annum.
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Department of Clinical Physics and BioEngineering, DCPB Electronics, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Evans
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Job
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Laing
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Smith
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D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D002138:Calibration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D011786:Quality Control; D012606:Scotland