AAMI ESM4 2015: Electrical Safety for Healthcare Facilities
Electrical safety is paramount in healthcare facilities because faulty electrical equipment can directly harm patients and staff through electric shock, burns, or even death. AAMI ESM4…
ANSI/AAMI ST58:2024—Health Care Facility Sterilization
Achieving disinfection and sterilization through the use of disinfectants and sterilization practices is critical for preventing medical and surgical instruments from transmitting infectious pathogens to…
ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023— Water for Processing Medical Devices
Healthcare facilities decontaminate and sterilize reusable medical devices numerous times prior to use. The reprocessing of medical devices includes several processes, and water quality plays…
ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14708-3:2017— Implantable Neurostimulators
Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Fortunately, advancements in neurostimulation technologies are providing relief to an unprecedented number of…
ISO/IEEE 11073-10410: 2019— Insulin Pump
Insulin pumps can be recommended for people with diabetes who have trouble managing their blood sugar levels or who have a lifestyle that makes it difficult…
ANSI Z136.3-2024: Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care
Blasting a laser into your flesh or skin generally isn’t the brightest idea. Nonetheless, in health care facilities, lasers, of varying types and wavelengths (measured…
AAMI CR513:2024— Radiation Sterilization Validation
A radiation sterilization validation is used to determine the appropriate sterilization dose for a product, helping establish the pertinent sterilization parameters for health care reprocessing instructions….
ANSI/NEMA SC 1-2020: Supplier Credentialing In Healthcare
The importance of supplier credentialing in healthcare cannot be underscored enough. Credentialing in medicine safeguards the integrity of data for patients, maintains healthcare standards, and…
ADA TR 1021-2023: Dental Practice Data Integrity
Data integrity serves as the critical foundation for success in dentistry, and unfortunately, data breaches are a very real threat to healthcare providers such as…