JCAHO's equipment inclusion criteria revisited - Application of statistical sampling technique

Journal of Clinical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-48

  Wang, Binseng ^a   Rice, William P ^b  

^a MEDIQ   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph's Hospital Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical equipment; Clinical engineering; Environment of care standard; Inspection frequency; JCAHO; Preventive maintenance; Safety and performance inspection; Statistical sampling; Technology management

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942591113     PISSN: 03638855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004669-200301000-00038     Document Type: Review

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