Device dangers. Complying with the JCAHO's patient safety goals for clinical/biomedical equipment.
A relatively new requirement of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accrediation process is compliance with several National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) selected from the list of alerts by the JCAHO's Sentinel Event Alert Advisory Group.
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D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States