Technician Time Devoted to Infusion Pump and Physiologic Monitor Scheduled Maintenance Survey

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* 1. How many infusion pumps are you responsible for?

Pumps

Modules (if modular system)

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* 2. How many tech hours/year are devoted to pump and module scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate.

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* 3. How frequently are pumps PM'd?

Two or more times/year

Once a year

Less frequently than once a year

You may clarify or comment.

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* 4. How many failures/year are detected during pump scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate. If you don't have this data enter "unknown"

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* 5. For Pumps: Are you employing an Alternate Equipment Management (AEM) program or following manufacturer directions for scheduled maintenance or doing something else?

We follow manufacturer's requirements

We have an AEM program for infusion pumps

We do something else (please describe in comment line)

What do you do if not following the manufacturer's requirements or developing an AEM?

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* 6. Optional: For pumps: estimate the total number of annual repairs (total number of repairs required in a year, including repairs required as a result of scheduled maintenance). If the data is not available enter "unknown".

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* 7. It will help to know what pump manufacturers and models are included in the above data so that we can encourage them sending PCD messages.

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* 8. Please add comments, suggestions, questions

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* 9. How many fixed and mobile physiologic monitors are you responsible for? Please estimate if necessary (and indicate it is an estimate).

Fixed monitors (rarely moved from a bedside; mobile modules are not counted separately)

Mobile monitors (transport, etc.)

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* 10. How many tech hours/year are devoted to fixed and mobile physiologic monitor scheduled maintenance? If you have these separately please indicate each. Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate.

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* 11. How frequently are monitors PM'd? If different for fixed and mobile please explain in comment field.

Two or more times/year

Once a year

Less frequently than once a year

You may clarify or comment.

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* 12. How many failures/year are detected during monitor scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate. If you don't have this data enter "unknown".

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* 13. For Monitors: Are you employing an Alternate Equipment Management (AEM) program or following manufacturer directions for scheduled maintenance or doing something else?

We follow manufacturer's requirements

We have an AEM program for infusion pumps

We do something else (please describe in comment line)

What do you do if not following the manufacturer's requirements or developing an AEM?

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* 14. Optional: For monitors: estimate the number of repairs required annually (total number of repairs required in a year, including repairs required as a result of scheduled maintenance). If the data is not available enter "unknown".

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* 15. It will help to know which monitor manufacturers are included in the above data so that we can encourage them sending PCD messages.

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* 16. What data would you most like to receive from devices to help you manage them and manage your responsibilities? You may choose from the list provided in the email or suggest some we didn't list. Thank you

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* 17. Please provide your contact information

Name

Company

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 18. For the scope of your answer and not for the larger organization if you are not responding for that: Are you responding as a local, regional, or national operation?

Local

Regional

National

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* 19. How many beds are in the hospitals you are responsible for serving?

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* 20. How many hospitals and related organizations are you responsible for serving? Please indicate hospitals and others (e.g., skilled nursing) separately. Thank you.

Technician Time Devoted to Infusion Pump and Physiologic Monitor Scheduled Maintenance

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* 1. How many infusion pumps are you responsible for?

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* 2. How many tech hours/year are devoted to pump and module scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate.

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* 3. How frequently are pumps PM'd?

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* 4. How many failures/year are detected during pump scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate. If you don't have this data enter "unknown"

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* 5. For Pumps: Are you employing an Alternate Equipment Management (AEM) program or following manufacturer directions for scheduled maintenance or doing something else?

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* 6. Optional: For pumps: estimate the total number of annual repairs (total number of repairs required in a year, including repairs required as a result of scheduled maintenance). If the data is not available enter "unknown".

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* 7. It will help to know what pump manufacturers and models are included in the above data so that we can encourage them sending PCD messages.

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* 8. Please add comments, suggestions, questions

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* 9. How many fixed and mobile physiologic monitors are you responsible for? Please estimate if necessary (and indicate it is an estimate).

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* 10. How many tech hours/year are devoted to fixed and mobile physiologic monitor scheduled maintenance? If you have these separately please indicate each. Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate.

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* 11. How frequently are monitors PM'd? If different for fixed and mobile please explain in comment field.

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* 12. How many failures/year are detected during monitor scheduled maintenance? Please estimate if the exact number is not known and indicate that it is an estimate. If you don't have this data enter "unknown".

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* 13. For Monitors: Are you employing an Alternate Equipment Management (AEM) program or following manufacturer directions for scheduled maintenance or doing something else?

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* 14. Optional: For monitors: estimate the number of repairs required annually (total number of repairs required in a year, including repairs required as a result of scheduled maintenance). If the data is not available enter "unknown".

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* 15. It will help to know which monitor manufacturers are included in the above data so that we can encourage them sending PCD messages.

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* 16. What data would you most like to receive from devices to help you manage them and manage your responsibilities? You may choose from the list provided in the email or suggest some we didn't list. Thank you

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* 17. Please provide your contact information

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* 18. For the scope of your answer and not for the larger organization if you are not responding for that: Are you responding as a local, regional, or national operation?

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* 19. How many beds are in the hospitals you are responsible for serving?

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* 20. How many hospitals and related organizations are you responsible for serving? Please indicate hospitals and others (e.g., skilled nursing) separately. Thank you.

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* 21. Optional: What company's CMMS are you using? This is to provide a sense of where the data comes from.

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* 22. Thank you for participating in this effort!