When was the last time your hospital’s policy on medical equipment asset disposition or furniture removal was reviewed or updated? 72% – Within the last 2 years 14% – Within the last 3-5 years 14% – Unsure Does your organization have a policy in place that addresses how the medical equipment assets are tracked and …
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When disposing of medical equipment, all requirements and regulations set by HIPAA must be followed throughout the entire process in order to avoid any violations. First, you must completely remove electronic protected health information (ePHI) from all devices being disposed of. If the device links to the patient health record and saves any patient-identifying information, …
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospital supply chain professionals are busy keeping up with the demand for PPE and Covid-19 test kits. The different departments don’t have time to track the fixed assets that are being disposed of. Many hospitals don’t have the staff to focus on this issue. As a result, hospitals lose thousands …
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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, finding storage for excess equipment is on the mind of many healthcare facilities. As the need grows for hospitals to store the excess equipment, more and more vendors will begin to provide storage options for their customers. If you are thinking about storing excess equipment, before looking outside your hospital …
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