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[The current situation review of medical device risk management]. 2010

Sumin Zhang, and Liang Zhang

The School of Medicine and Health Management, Tong Ji Medical College of HUST, Wuhan, 430030, China zhangsumin@cdr.gov.cn

Based on the review of Medical Device Risk Management both at home and abroad, this article analyses the problems existing in the process of medical device risk management and gives some suggestion, aiming to provide some references to systematic medical device risk management in China.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009934	Organization and Administration	The planning and managing of programs, services, and resources.	Administration,Administration and Organization,Administrative Technics,Administrative Techniques,Coordination, Administrative,Logistics,Supervision,Technics, Administrative,Techniques, Administrative,Administrative Coordination,Administrative Technic,Administrative Technique,Technic, Administrative,Technique, Administrative
D004864	Equipment and Supplies	Expendable and nonexpendable equipment, supplies, apparatus, and instruments that are used in diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, scientific, and experimental procedures.	Apparatus and Instruments,Devices,Medical Devices,Device, Medical,Devices, Medical,Equipment,Inventories,Medical Device,Supplies,Device,Instruments and Apparatus,Inventory,Supplies and Equipment
D012308	Risk Management	The process of minimizing risk to an organization by developing systems to identify and analyze potential hazards to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences, and by attempting to handle events and incidents which do occur in such a manner that their effect and cost are minimized. Effective risk management has its greatest benefits in application to insurance in order to avert or minimize financial liability. (From Slee & Slee: Health care terms, 2d ed)	Hospital Incident Reporting,Incident Reporting, Hospital,Hospital Incident Reportings,Incident Reporting,Incident Reportings, Hospital,Management, Risks,Reporting, Hospital Incident,Reportings, Hospital Risk,Voluntary Patient Safety Event Reporting,Hospital Risk Reporting,Hospital Risk Reportings,Incident Reportings,Management, Risk,Reporting, Hospital Risk,Reporting, Incident,Reportings, Hospital Incident,Reportings, Incident,Risk Reporting, Hospital,Risk Reportings, Hospital,Risks Management