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  1. Health products policy and standards

    Apr 6, 2011 · Medical devices Definitions What is health technology? Health technology is the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, …

  2. Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 30, 2021 · Medical devices are used in many diverse settings, for example, by laypersons at home, by paramedical staff and clinicians in remote clinics, by opticians and dentists and by health-care …

  3. Core medical equipment - World Health Organization (WHO)

    May 12, 2011 · “Core medical equipment” refers here to technologies that are commonly considered as important or necessary for specific preventive, diagnostic, treatment or rehabilitation procedures …

  4. Computerized maintenance management system

    Jan 1, 2012 · A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a tool that can improve overall medical equipment management at the facility level. The information included in a CMMS …

  5. Health technologies

    Nov 24, 2023 · Health technologies include medicines, medical devices, assistive technologies, techniques and procedures developed to solve health problems and improve the quality of life.

  6. Prioritizing medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 30, 2021 · Medical devices are indispensable tools for quality health care delivery, but their selection and appropriate use pose a significant challenge in many parts of the world.

  7. Medical equipment maintenance programme overview

    Dec 31, 2011 · WHO Medical device technical series. A maintenance strategy includes procedures for inspection, as well as preventive and corrective maintenance. Performance inspections ensure that …

  8. Introduction to medical equipment inventory management

    Jan 1, 2011 · The documents address medical equipment inventory management, maintenance, and computerized maintenance management systems. Each of these documents can be used as a stand …

  9. Health products policy and standards

    The nomenclature of medical devices is a coding system used to generically identify medical devices and related health products.

  10. Trainings for medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 3, 2021 · Trainings for medical devices As part of the COVID-19 response WHO developed a series of training videos for medical equipment related to oxygen therapy. The videos include the the …