Monitoring outside vendor service.
Once a type of outside service has been selected for a particular device or group of devices, the service must be closely monitored; manufacturers' warranty service should receive similar attention. A hospital's potential liability for patient injuries resulting from deficient equipment service, whether by in-house staff or an outside vendor, is-along with quality-of-care and accreditation concerns-another reason for careful management of all equipment service.
D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005376:Financial Management / Q000592:standards*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011786:Quality Control; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States