Risk Management Of Medical Devices For Healthcare Organisations

Book Synopsis Risk Management of Medical Devices for Healthcare Organisations by : James Mccaley

Download or read book Risk Management of Medical Devices for Healthcare Organisations written by James Mccaley and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers designing and structuring a surveillance system to monitor medical devices Reviews current and future techniques to oversee, track, and assess medical devices within a healthcare organization Covers designing and structuring a surveillance system to monitor medical devices in order to help you comply with reforms on post market device surveillance Discusses all aspects of risk management in medical device development from ideation to application Risk Management of Medical Devices for Healthcare Organizations will help you identify what risks exist with medical devices in the context of a healthcare organization. The contents include coverage of how firms currently manage such risks (active vs. passive device surveillance), the strengths and limitations of those methods and what new directions the industry is heading to in order to optimize risk management. James McCauley has developed this book with a global audience in mind, and has prepared a comprehensive table of contents covering all aspects of risk management. This book is ideal for anyone at management level who needs to implement a risk management system for medical devices within a healthcare organization. McCauley includes information about automated reporting and analysis systems such as FAERS and DELTA systems, plus coverage of the medical device identification system US UDI. If you are researching and developing methods to survey and assess medical device safety and performance, this book will help you to generate a sound foundation in current methods for risk management of medical devices to pioneer new research. For clinical engineers, this book will help you to prevent and resolve equipment failure and any potential complications. About the author James McCauley Manager, Clinical Technology Services, Central Coast Local Health District Biomedical Engineer at Open Heart International Managing Director, M Engineering Australia Pty Ltd, trading as James McCauley & Associates

James McCauley has over 30 years of experience working in healthcare and biomedical engineering, specifically with a clinical engineering focus. At Open Heart International he supports open heart surgical teams on outreach missions and other medical specialties in developing countries. As a manager at Clinical Technology Services he is responsible for the implementation of Point of Care IVD’s, including evaluation and clinical assessment. He is also the current chairman for Biomedical Engineering Management Group NSW. James consultants for various commercial clients including Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Medtek Pty Ltd, and the Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Until 2012 he was the Head of Biomedical Engineering at Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, where he was responsible for research into and development of medical devices. He is currently the chair of the Biomedical Engineering Management Group NSW (BMEG) which represents the NSW Government, the NSW Public Health System and all 135 public hospitals in NSW.