Anderson Medical Equipment Company's biomedical services provide a range of medical equipment management services to end users. Each service is customized to the user's expectations and desires. Listed in the following paragraphs are descriptions detailing each program.

Quality Assurance/Preventative Maintenance Testing Services This program has been established to assist medical equipment users in complying with the manufacturer's annual recommended service requirements. This program uses computerized scheduled testing procedures that measure and ensure the systems operational, safety and accuracy functions. The procedures are established through cooperation of the American Association of the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, National Fire protection Agency, Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Emergency Care and Research Institute. These inspections are performed with specialized medical and electronic test equipment traceable to the National Bureau of Standards. A detailed equipment cleaning practice is also performed during this testing. An inspection complete sticker will be affixed to the equipment upon completion. The label informs the equipment owner the date the equipment was inspected, who performed the inspection and the next due date. Testing results are issued on a format approved by the customer.

Corrective Maintenance Services
This program has been established to assist medical equipment users with unanticipated equipment failures. The program is available around the clock. Anderson Medical Biomedical Services technicians assist the equipment user with cost effective alternative prices on manufacturer parts and labor. The program is designed around the customer's requirements.

Electrical Safety Inspection
This program is designed to supply the medical equipment user with electrical safety inspections. An inspection complete sticker will be affixed to the equipment. The results are given to the customer.

Medical Equipment Asset Management
This program details a computerized feature that tracks the performance and cost of the medical equipment. This information allows the equipment owner to make day to day decisions regarding the repair and possible replacement of the medical technology. This program contains numerous components and is a total medical equipment management plan.

Safe Medical Device Incident Investigation
The SMDA law of 1990 requires all users of medical devices to have a plan that addresses incidents resulting from equipment misuse or failure. This law requires that each incident be reviewed, investigated and reported to the FDA and the equipment manufacturer. This program puts the system in place that will satisfy the requirements of the law.

Consulting
This feature gives the medical equipment user the access to a wide range of medical equipment consulting services, to include but not limited to, new equipment purchases, compliance issues with numerous regulatory agencies, (including JCAHO), medical equipment evaluations, and technical and clinical inservicing.

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