Review Article

Critical Device Reliability Assessment in Healthcare Services

Table 6

Summary on input parameters based on outcomes.

OutcomesTotal parametersInput parameters

Prioritization for PM18Age, type of equipment, maintenance cost, function, recalls and hazards, risk and safety, failures and frequency, utilization rate, root cause of failures, staff preferences, action taken, downtime, commission time, parts usage, maintenance requirement, availability of support/Alternative services, impact of operation
Prioritization17Age, location, criticality, availability of support/Alternative services, class, distance to nearest hospitals, function, failures, and frequency, no. of bed, useful life ratio, utilization rate, downtime, missed maintenance
Parts usage, maintenance requirement, calibration, functionality, recalls, and hazards, risk, and safety
Failure and risk analysis9Functionality/Performance inspection, function, error codes, failure frequency, service status display on devices, action taken, downtime, incident history, risk and safety
Performance prediction9Functionality/Performance inspection, age, type of equipment, manufacturer, temperature error (depends on device), parts usage, maintenance interval, maintenance requirement, and utilization rate
Replacement plan8Age, function, failures and frequency, detectability, maintenance requirement, availability of support/alternative services, utilization rate, detectability, risk and safety