Development of clinical engineering standards of practice and peer review: a process overview

The Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) has adopted a position that all health profession service departments, within health facilities, develop a process of accreditation. This accreditation would be administered by the profession's college or professional association. A...

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Published inProceedings of 17th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 1; pp. 771 - 772 vol.1
Main Authors McLeod, T., Easty, T., Gentles, W.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1995
Subjects
Accreditation
Biomedical engineering
Certification
Clinical diagnosis
Councils
Educational institutions
Hospitals
Medical services
Medical treatment
Standards development
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Summary:The Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) has adopted a position that all health profession service departments, within health facilities, develop a process of accreditation. This accreditation would be administered by the profession's college or professional association. A steering committee, consisting of CMBES members, is currently developing Standards of Practice for Clinical Engineering Services within Canadian hospitals. Also, the creation of a Peer Review Mechanism will ensure uniform application of the standards. This paper outlines the process used to develop Clinical Engineering Standards of Practice and a Peer Review Mechanism. The process includes a survey of health professions existing standards of practice; a survey of existing peer review and accreditation mechanisms; and examination of existing statutes (the Professional Engineers' Act).
ISBN:0780324757
9780780324756
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575355