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Questions about those subjects that matter most to you are answered. People have always said that if you go to a unit to work on that equipment, and it's on a patient, they have never, ever advocated taking it off a patient to see if it's working. They would expect you to have some sort of...

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Published inBiomedical instrumentation & technology Vol. 51; no. 2; p. 95
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, AAMI 01.03.2017
Subjects
Biomedical Engineering - organization & administration
Confidentiality
Guideline Adherence - organization & administration
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - organization & administration
Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital - organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:Questions about those subjects that matter most to you are answered. People have always said that if you go to a unit to work on that equipment, and it's on a patient, they have never, ever advocated taking it off a patient to see if it's working. They would expect you to have some sort of policy to guide you on the next steps. But if you were there and your intent was to work on it but it was in use, then you're good to go. While The Joint Commission does not survey against specific HIPAA regulations, the standards do require compliance with applicable law and regulation.
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ISSN:0899-8205
1943-5967
DOI:10.2345/0899-8205-51.2.95