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EXPLORING MEDICAL DEVICES: THE USE OF RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND THEIR LINK WITH TRAINING IN HOSPITALS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2018

Petra J. Porte ,
Lisanne M. Verweij ,
Martine C. de Bruijne ,
Cees P.M. van der Vleuten  and
Cordula Wagner
Petra J. Porte
Affiliation:
The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute (APH)p.porte@nivel.nl
Lisanne M. Verweij
Affiliation:
The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL)
Martine C. de Bruijne
Affiliation:
Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute (APH)
Cees P.M. van der Vleuten
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht University
Cordula Wagner
Affiliation:
The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute (APH)
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the risk assessment tools and criteria used to assess the risk of medical devices in hospitals, and to explore the link between the risk of a medical device and how those risks impact or alter the training of staff.

Methods: Within a broader questionnaire on implementation of a national guideline, we collected quantitative data regarding the types of risk assessment tools used in hospitals and the training of healthcare staff.

Results: The response rate for the questionnaire was 81 percent; a total of sixty-five of eighty Dutch hospitals. All hospitals use a risk assessment tool and the biggest cluster (40 percent) use a tool developed internally. The criteria used to assess risk most often are: the function of the device (92 percent), the severity of adverse events (88 percent) and the frequency of use (77 percent). Forty-seven of fifty-six hospitals (84 percent) base their training on the risk associated with a medical device. For medium- and high-risk devices, the main method is practical training. As risk increases, the amount and type of training and examination increases.

Conclusions: Dutch hospitals use a wide range of tools to assess the risk of medical devices. These tools are often based on the same criteria: the function of the device, the potential severity of adverse events, and the frequency of use. Furthermore, these tools are used to determine the amount and type of training required for staff. If the risk of a device is higher, then the training and examination is more extensive.

Keywords

Patient safetyRisk managementEquipment safetyClassificationEducationProfessional competence
Type
Policy
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , 2018 , pp. 218 - 223
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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