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Biomedical Equipment Calibration
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Biomedical Equipment Calibration

Biomedical Equipment Calibration




Biomedical equipment calibration is the process of adjusting and verifying the accuracy of biomedical equipment to ensure it is functioning within the manufacturer's specifications. This process is critical for the accurate and reliable measurement of patient data and to ensure patient safety.

Accurate patient data: Biomedical equipment calibration is essential for ensuring accurate patient data. If equipment is not calibrated correctly, measurements can be inaccurate, leading to incorrect diagnoses and treatment decisions. This can have serious consequences for patient care and can result in unnecessary treatments or delayed treatment.

Patient safety: Biomedical equipment calibration is also essential for patient safety. If equipment is not calibrated correctly, it can lead to incorrect treatment decisions, which can result in injury or death. For example, if a blood glucose meter is not calibrated correctly, it can lead to incorrect insulin dosing, which can result in hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.

Regulatory compliance: Biomedical equipment calibration is also important for regulatory compliance. Many countries have regulations in place that require biomedical equipment to be calibrated on a regular basis. Failure to comply with these regulations can result in fines and penalties.

Cost savings: Regular biomedical equipment calibration can also result in cost savings. If equipment is not calibrated correctly, it can lead to incorrect diagnoses and treatments, which can result in unnecessary costs. Additionally, equipment that is not calibrated correctly can break down more frequently, resulting in increased maintenance costs.

Calibration frequency: The frequency of calibration depends on the type of equipment and the environment in which it is used. For example, equipment used in a critical care setting will typically require more frequent calibration than equipment used in a laboratory setting. Additionally, equipment that is subject to frequent use, such as a blood glucose meter, will require more frequent calibration than equipment that is used less frequently.

Calibration procedures: The calibration procedures for biomedical equipment vary depending on the type of equipment. For example, a blood glucose meter will require a different calibration procedure than an electrocardiograph. The manufacturer's instructions should be followed when calibrating biomedical equipment.

In conclusion, biomedical equipment calibration is a critical process that ensures accurate patient data, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and cost savings. The frequency of calibration depends on the type of equipment and the environment in which it is used. It is essential to follow the manufacturer's instructions when calibrating biomedical equipment. Regular calibration of biomedical equipment is crucial for ensuring the accurate and reliable measurement of patient data and for ensuring patient safety.



Biomedical Equipment Calibration

Biomedical Equipment Calibration

BiomedRx is a healthcare technology solutions company. BiomedRx is involved in many areas of healthcare. Our primary business model is one of providing biomedical engineering services for healthcare providers and medical equipment manufacturers.
BiomedRx provides biomedical equipment maintenance and documentation services, including, but not limited to:
  • Medical equipment repair
  • Installation
  • Calibration Verification
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Electrical Safety Inspection
  • Applications Assistance and In-Service Education
  • Inspection and recertification of Isolated Power Systems and Line Isolation Monitors
  • Service documentation that ensures compliance with the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Environment of Care standards, CAP, OSHA, AHA, FDA-SMDA, NFPA99, and all governmental regulations.
  • A simple, consolidated service solution, covering all diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment used in a healthcare setting.
BiomedRx provides healthcare technology management services to:
  • Hospitals
  • Surgery Centers
  • Imaging Centers
  • Scientific Laboratories
  • Dialysis Centers
  • Health Clinics
  • Wineries and Breweries
  • Movie and Television Production Studios
  • Anywhere Medical Equipment is used
BiomedRx Healthcare Technology Management services are competitively priced:
  • $150.00 per hour for biomedical equipment maintenance services, and travel.
  • $200.00 per our for dialysis equipment maintenance services.
  • $250.00 per hour for scientific laboratory equipment maintenance services.
  • $300.00 per hour for medical imaging (X-Ray) equipment maintenance services.
  • $350.00 per hour for anesthesia equipment maintenance services.
  • $450.00 per system for isolated power system inspection and recertification services.
  • Call us for special pricing arrangements on a per-project basis.
Yes. BiomedRx service agreements are priced to save our clients money. Basically, service agreements are priced based upon the equipment inventory of the facility, and the anticipated service hours expected for completing repairs and preventative maintenance/calibration/electrical safety inspections.

Service contract customers also recieve the added benefit of having the equipment inventory indexed and entered into our computerized maintenance management program. This program monitors and cotrols the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of each equipment item and tracks service costs and malfunction trends.

Contract customers also receive in-service education and applications assistance to reduce repeat failures due to user error.

BiomedRx guarantees a 4-hour telephone response and a 24-hour in-person response on all unscheduled service events.
Yes. Regulatory compliance is a BiomedRx primary consulting and service objective. Our equipment management program is designed to streamline biomedical maintenance operations, while ensuring that your facility maintains compliance with:
  • The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities Environment of Care standards.
  • The National Fire Protection Association publication NFPA99 (the Fire Code) governing electrical safety in healthcare facilities.
  • The College of American Pathologists protocols and guidelines.
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and regulations.
  • The AAMI Standard, published by The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
  • The American Hospital Association publication Maintenance management for Medical Equipment.
  • The American Society for Healthcare Engineers publication Risk Assesment of Medical Equipment.
  • All governmental licensing regulations.
The BiomedRx Institute offers training and education in biomedical engineering and healthcare technology management. BiomedRx service representatives provide in-service education and training to your clinical staff on every service call. This practice has been found to significantly reduce repeat unscheduled services calls caused by operator error.

Healthcare facilities that have a biomedical equipment maintenance staff benefit from BiomedRx in-field training services, which are designed to empower facilities to eliminate expensive manufacturer service contracts, and return equipment presently under contract to maintenance coverage by your biomed staff.
BiomedRx adheres to the highest standard of service in the medical device industry by providing online service reports, including pictures and video.

In addition to standard printable reports, our digital reports have proven invaluable for communicating equipment malfunctions and identifying repair parts with manufacturer customer support and tech support representatives. A picture is worth a thousand words, and video is worth even more. BiomedRx service representatives are encourage to use their smart phones 'smartly' to empower their service performance.
BiomedRx represents your 'One Stop Shop' for healthcare technology management services because:
  • BiomedRx provides a consolidated support solution for all biomedical, anesthesia, dialysis, medical imaging, scientific laboratory, and computer equipment.
  • BiomedRx service prices are the most competitive in the industry.
  • The BiomedRx Equipment Management Program ensures compliance with the JOint Commission, CAP, OSHA, NFPA99, and all governmental regulatory agencies.
  • BiomedRx offers a 4-hour telephone response and a 24-hour in-person response on all service calls.
  • In-service education and applications assistance to your clinical staff to avoid repeat malfunctions.
  • 24-hour telephone technical support.
BiomedRx offers an outsourced field service solution for medical device manufacturers. This service is especially advantageous for emerging and foreign manufacturers that do not yet have a service footprint in the Western Hemisphere. Our service empowers manufacturers to sell or place medical devices confidently, knowing that BiomedRx will represent your organization in warranty and service contract relationships.
BiomedRx service and network representatives are prepared to represent your organization with such services as:
  • Medical equipment installation and de-installation
  • Repairs
  • Preventative Maintenance Inspections
  • Calibration Verification
  • Electrical Safety Inspection
  • Applications Assitance and In-Service Education
  • Feedback to design engineers on design issues and recurring out-of-the-box malfunctions
BiomedRx provides service coverage in all 50 stated in the United States, plus Canada, and throughout Latin American and the Caribbean. The BiomedRx Service Network covers the entire Western Hemisphere.

The BiomedRx Service Network is a consortium of Independent Service Organizations that work as a cohesive unit, providing field service operations for medical device manufacturers.
BiomedRx services all modalities of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment, including biomedical, anesthesia, medical imaging, dialysis, and scientific laboratory equipment.
Yes. BiomedRx service representatives provide feedback to your design and quality control engineers on design issues, as well as repeat out-of-the-box failures that may occur in the field.
Definitely. BiomedRx representatives provide applications assistance and in-service education to clinical staff in the proper operation and care of your medical devices.
Once a service agreement is established, one or two BiomedRx representatives will attend service training at your manufacturing or training facility. Once trained, we will provide this service training to BiomedRx Service Network members at the BiomeRx Institute in Southern California.
BiomedRx selects independent service organizations for our international service network through a rigorous vetting process, that includes testing and verificatio of credentials, followed by extensive training at the BiomedRx Institute.
Independent service organizations that desire to join the BiomedRx Service Network are encouraged to submit an expression of interest via the email link on this website. This email should include copies of all training certificates and educational transcripts/diplomas. They will then be contacted by a BiomedRx representative to continue the vetting and training process for onboarding.
BiomedRx adheres to the highest standard of service in the medical device industry by providing online service reports, including pictures and video.

In addition to standard printable reports, our digital reports have proven invaluable for communicating equipment malfunctions and identifying repair parts with manufacturer customer support and tech support representatives. A picture is worth a thousand words, and video is worth even more. BiomedRx service representatives are encourage to use their smart phones 'smartly' to empower their service performance.

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Biomedical Equipment Calibration

"For the past 30 years, BiomedRx has been the only company we trust to provide repair, calibration, and preventive maintenance services on our medical equipment assets. BiomedRx technicians are knowledgeable about every modality of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment."

- Charles Long M.D.




Biomedical Equipment Calibration

"BiomedRx technicians provide our surgery center with excellent biomedical equipment maintenance services. They have a quick response time, and are willing to schedule service after hours. We highly recommend BiomedRx for your medical equipment repair and maintenance needs."

- Barbara Stevens R.N.




Biomedical Equipment Calibration

"BiomedRx takes care of our medical device installation, repair, calibration, and preventative maintenance inspections. They also do our annual inspection and recertification of isolated power systems and line isolation monitors. We are very happy with BiomedRx service."

- John Butler, Facility Administrator

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8306 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 777
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Phone: (424) 204-2382

Email: info@biomedrx.com

How to get service

Please provide us with an Excel file with the inventory of medical equipment in use in your facility, and we will provide you with a quote for annual preventative maintenance and repair service.
We also provide field service operations for medical device manufacturers.

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