Survey looks at risk analysis for health tech

A new survey aims to reveal baseline information about how healthcare facilities handle risk management for technology.

The survey, developed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Medical Devices & Patient Safety Task Force and the Clinical Engineering and Information Technology (CE-IT) Community, focuses on the lifecycle of the technology, from acquisition to deployment, use, modification and retirement.

The information will enable the task force and the CE-IT Community to develop a Risk Analysis Resource Guide and help to:

  •  Determine the nature of the risk management process for organizations that report they have a process.
  • Determine the need for industry guidelines to assist all healthcare facilities in the prudent application of risk management to the technology life cycle.

The CE-IT Community is a collaboration among members of HIMSS, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the American College of Clinical Engineering.

To take the survey, click here.

 

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