What is a Biomedical Annual Electrical Safety Testing?

Biomedical Annual Electrical Safety Testing is in place to make sure that healthcare facilities adhere to industry standards and regulations, inspections of medical equipment. The accreditation and reputation of the facility are preserved by performing an annual electrical safety test on their equipment. This means, any new, used or reconditioned medical equipment used in medical practices, dentistry offices, surgery centers and hospitals are required by the government and hospital industry to be tested annually by a registered biomedical company.

Yearly testing standards call for a wide range of tests, including calibrations, annual performance, and electrical safety. A medical device will have an inspection sticker attached that will provide the date of the inspection, the date of the subsequent inspection, whether the equipment passed or failed, the name of the company that maintained the equipment, and the asset number associated with the equipment. Med-Stat Medical uses a medical equipment management system to allow for all equipment to be recorded accurately guaranteeing no equipment gets overlooked or neglected. The annual testing makes that all patient-related technology is operationally sound, safe, and effective.

The most efficient approach to handle the volume of medical equipment that has to be examined and correctly recorded on an annual basis is frequently to outsource to a competent biomedical equipment provider, like Med-Stat Medical. 

Following the testing, a medical equipment inspection report is produced that contains all the specific information and documentation required for risk management and compliance. In order to demonstrate that the medical equipment has correctly complied with the annual testing standards set forth by NFPA 99, the report chronicles the testing, repairs, and servicing of each individual instrument.

The National Fire Protection Association's Health Care Facilities Code stipulates that medical equipment must comply (NFPA). To reduce the risks of fire, explosion, and electrical, the NFPA 99 mandates that medical facilities test their medical equipment annually.