Best Practices for Patient Risk Reduction & Compliance with Regulations

Wire Medical’s strategy to provide regulatory compliance support starts with our computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software. Our software allows us to document every medical device’s initial check, properly inventory a facility’s medical equipment and to identify the risk level of medical devices.

Our goal is not only to avoid medical device failures during medical procedures, but to comply with medical device OEM recommendations and with local and federal regulations. We start to accomplish this by completing medical equipment initial checks. These checks allow us to perform electrical safety tests in accordance with NFPA 99 -2012: 10.3 testing requirements. Next, Wire Medical techs perform operational and functional tests to ensure that the device performs as per manufacturer specifications.

Wire Medical performs scheduled maintenance activities at frequencies that follow “manufacturers” instructions and recommendations for maintaining, inspecting and testing all medical equipment in the inventory. These maintenance activities and frequencies, including an alternative equipment maintenance (AEM) strategy, are documented in our CMMS software and in writing upon request. (The Joint Commission, EC.02.04.01)