CLINICAL ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT TOOLS™, CEIT™
A comprehensive collection of performance measures and management tips
A handbook for clinical engineering management
By Emanuel Furst, PhD, CCE and W. David McKinney
An extensive, comprehensive collection of focused performance assessment tools. Quickly assess performance. Instructional material to help make improvements. Spreadsheets, checklists, survey forms and other tools to evaluate, monitor and report performance. Topics include productivity, financial performance, accreditation compliance, competency assessment, contract management, recruiting and interviewing staff, and many, many more (see Table of Contents).
- Establish your priorities
- Pinpoint opportunities for improvement
- Build on strengths
- Improve performance
- Enhance productivity
- Save time and money
- Improve management skills
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Table of Contents
CLINICAL ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT TOOLS™
TENTATIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Second Edition, 2006
NOTE: Blue type are new section headings. Maroon type are new or specific topics. Black type are original topics. Individual topics should be available before the projected dates.
Basic Assessment Tools (Part I)
Profile questionnaire, scope of service
Budget compilation and analysis
Payroll expense budget
Operating expense budget
Calculation of hourly cost of service
Basic productivity and performance measures
Individual employee statistics
Basic technical skills assessment
Customer satisfaction
Patient Safety (Part II)
JCAHO survey readiness
JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals: discussion, requirements, sample approaches
Sentinel events and FMEA, HCFMEA, root cause analysis
Regulatory compliance
HIPAA Security
Safe Medical Devices Act
A word about CMS and State Regulations
Environmental hazard surveillance
Equipment Operator Knowledge Interview
Equipment Operator Knowledge Self Assessment (2 versions)
Recalls and Hazard Notices (Alerts)
Managing Assets and Responsibilities (Part III)
Equipment inventory and valuation
Risk Assessment
Equipment replacement planning
Advanced productivity and additional performance measures
Sample safety committee reports (trends, graphs, narrative)
Quality
Advanced technical skills assessment
Process Improvement (Part IV)
Recruiting and interviewing
Department training needs assessments; comparison with work requirements
Inventory of maintenance contracts
Evaluation of maintenance contracts
Consolidation of maintenance contracts
The medical equipment acquisition process
Terms and Conditions for Medical Equipment
Evaluation of alternative service options
The second edition is scheduled for early 2006. A limited number of copies of the first edition are available. You may purchase one of the remaining copies alone, or as part of a pre-publication offer for the second edition.
If you place an early order for the second edition now, you will receive a copy of the first edition and updates as topics are reviewed, revised or added. You will also receive a complete copy of the second edition when it is published.
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