I'm preparing to present to the Environment of Care committee at WMRC my suggestions of implemennting (slowly at first of course) a reliabiltiy-centered-maintenance strategy. We do already have a risk-based program that is still derived from the original Fennigkoh & Smith model (1989) and was cited by the JCAHO. Approval to conduct RCM and FMECA analysis will have to get by my VP, Risk Managment, and other non-technical upper management. Not having any luck finding other local institutions that have tried the RCM approach. I could send the power-point I will be using at EOC meeting to any interested for critique and feedback. There are several organizations here in US that are actively recommending the clinical engineering community to engage in the RCM in healthcare topic.
