What would you define as misuse of medical equipment?

Misuse not subject to mitigation: Using the device in ways that could not be predicted by a thorough human factors analysis. Abuse: Using a device in ways intended to cause damage and personal harm.

What are the potential hazards of medical devices?

Hazards of Medical Electrical Equipment

• 1 Hazards of Medical Electrical Equipment.
• 1.1 Mechanical Hazards.
• 1.2 Risk of fire or explosion.
• 1.3 Absence of Function.
• 1.4 Excessive or insufficient output.
• 1.5 Infection.
• 1.6 Misuse.
• 1.7 Risk of exposure to spurious electric currents.

What is foreseeable misuse?

Reasonably foreseeable misuse refers to the “use of a product or system in a way not intended by the manufacturer, but which can result from readily predictable human behavior”.

Do I have to follow NICE guidelines?

NICE’s website does not refer to the guidance as mandatory but rather they advise that organisations and practitioners delivering services should take NICE guidelines into consideration when treating patients.

What is physician’s orders?

PHYSICIAN’S ORDERS. The physician may write the order in person, or a nurse may enter it in the chart at the physician’s direction. Formal orders are valuable for clarifying the delegation of authority in that setting though they are less commonly used in private offices. Standing orders, which include protocols,…

When does a physician have a duty to contact the hospital?

In that situation, the physician has a duty to contact the hospital to explain why the patient was sent and to determine if there is a need for the physician to attend the patient while he or she is in the hospital. This is especially true when the patient is sent to the hospital from the doctor’s office.

Can a patient be discharged from the hospital without the physician’s approval?

A patient leaving the hospital without the physician’s approval should always be required to sign a document stating that his or her discharge is against medical orders. Action Step Physicians should never discharge a patient from the hospital for purely economic reasons.

What is the difference between DME and medically necessary?

Durable medical equipment (DME) —Certain medical equipment, like a walker, wheelchair, or hospital bed, that’s ordered by your doctor for use in the home. Medically necessary —Health care services or supplies needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms and that meet accepted standards of medicine.