Publications

Listing of nearly 200 BME/BMET programs (type of degrees and contact information) in the United States of America. Prepared by the University of Vermont (685 Kb, 6/28/2013)

New Maintenance Requirements From CMS*New Maintenance Requirements From CMS (Matthew Baretich) (3.3 mb, 11/3/2012)

Clarification of Hospital Equipment Maintenance Requirements*Clarification of Hospital Equipment Maintenance Requirements (attachment to New Maintenance Requirements From CMS by Matthew Baretich) (477 kb, 11/2/2012)

CMS Revised Equipment Maintenance Requirements-An Update*CMS Revised Equipment Maintenance Requirements-An Update (Binseng Wang) (505 kb, 10/28/2012)

Proposed CMS Requirements to Follow OEM Guideline for Medical Equipment Maintenance*Proposed CMS Requirements to Follow OEM Guideline for Medical Equipment Maintenance (Grimes, S.L.) (1.1 mb, 10/28/2012)

Healthcare Technology Challenges 2020: Defining a Framework for Success*Healthcare Technology Challenges 2020: Defining a Framework for Success (Grimes, SL). JHIM (Volume 26, Issue Number 3/Summer 2012) With reprint permission from HIMSS (218 kb, 7/26/2012)

Clinical Engineering Domains & Related Roles by Steve Grimes (Feb 2012) (937 kb, 7/15/2012)

2011 Summit Clinical Alarms (1.6 mb, 7/14/2012)

Women Engineers And Technicians In The Field Of Clinical And Biomedical Engineering (477 Kb, 6/28/2006)

ACCE and ECRI HIPAA CD-ROM (, 4/21/2005)

Analysis of the Return on Investment after the Implementation of the RFID System at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein 2024 International Undergraduate Division Winner: Antonio Carlos de Andrade Moreno, Student at Centro de Ensino Einstein, Brazil. Health care costs in Brazil continue to increase over the last decade and the inefficient management of medical technologies is one of the factors that has contributed to this high cost. On the other hand, there is a growing appreciation of technologies that help in the management of the technological park of hospitals. In this context, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology becomes essential for the management of hospital assets, allowing their real-time identification and the management of their information. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, in 2017, began studies for the implementation of the system, being implemented only in 2021, undergoing several feasibility and investment studies. The high investment in the RFID system is one of the factors that inhibit health institutions in Brazil from investing in this technology. Mobile assets benefiting the most from RFID technology were then selected within these variables. However, the return on investment (ROI) for RFID technology and its impact are based on the specifics of each healthcare organization and there is no standard methodology to assess this impact, but it is possible to project the gains and cost-benefit in a concrete way. The variables used in the ROI methodology were asset search time, shrinkage  rates, utilization rates,  and RFID implementation costs. This study highlights important RFID asset management techniques and characteristics for hospitals to consider when determining their own financial viability with respect to RFID implementation. A full return on investment was achieved in just 10 months after the overall deployment of the system. Keywords: RFID, Asset Management, Return on Investment. (504Kb, 3/25/2024)

Safety Verification Procedure in the Implementation of Alternative Equipment Maintenance at The Ottawa Hospital US/Canada Master Division Winner: Maryam Sangargir, Graduate Student at University of Ottawa, Canada. The paper describes The Ottawa Hospital's (TOH) adoption of Alternative Equipment Maintenance (AEM) in response to challenges managing a vast array of medical devices. Traditional reliance on Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommendations resulted in diminishing Preventive Maintenance (PM) completion rates, prompting the need for alternative strategies.   TOH's AEM methodology entails establishing an AEM committee, conducting eligibility assessments, and calculating an Equipment Management Number (EM#) based on World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. AEM's primary objective is highlighted as the enhancement of patient safety alongside the efficient use of resources. The adjustment of PM schedules through AEM is underscored as a valuable strategy to elevate completion rates and actively involve biomedical technologists in decision-making processes. The paper proposes potential refinements in scoring criteria and advocates for the continuous expansion of AEM projects across healthcare institutions. (381Kb, 3/25/2024)

Strategic Budget Planning for Complex Medical Devices: A Case Study on Surgical Microscopes 2023 Student Paper US/Canada Master Division Winner: Ms. Simi Nazeri, Graduate Student at University of Ottawa, Canada (453 KB, 4/13/2023)

Development of a Vein Detection Imaging System 2023 Student Paper US/Canada Graduate Division Winner: Mr. Kordell Mitchell Tan, Graduate Student at University of North Dakota (427 KB, 4/13/2023)

Building a clinical engineering department: A novel metric-based approach to staffing and workload balancing 2022 Student Paper US/Canada Master Division Winner: Christopher Gray, Graduate Student at University of Ottawa, Canada (598 KB, 5/20/2022)

Remote Video Monitoring for High-Risk Patients  2021 Student Paper US/Canada Master Division Winner: Eden D'Souza, E.I.T., Graduate Student at Carleton College, Canada (247 Kb, 4/12/2021)

2020 Student Paper US/Canada Master Program Division Winner: Biomedical Eng. Dept. Staff Productivity Analysis 2020 Student Paper US/Canada Master Division Winner: Ms. Payal Mandot, graduate student at University of Ottawa (1.23 MB, 3/20/2020)

2020 Student Paper US/Canada Doctorate Division Winner: Bed Control Process Standardization at a County Hospital 2020 Student Paper US/Canada Doctorate Division Winner: Ms. Priyanka Upendra, Graduate student at Capella University (977 Kb, 3/19/2020)

2019 Student Paper Competition Winner: Investigating Electromagnetic Interference of Oscillatin Ventilators by Radio Transmitting Device, by Cooper Schwabe 2019 Student Paper Competition, Master Program, Winner: Cooper Schwabe. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of radio transmitting devices (i.e. cell phones, mobile compuers, etc.) on high frequency oscillating ventilators (HFOV0 used in the neonatal intensive care unit. Studies have shown significant EMI between ventilators and communication devices, which disrupt normal operation by creating modular malfuntions, change in parameter settings, and random shut downs and reboots. HFOVs are categorized as life safety equipment, so it is imperative to ensure normal operation. (577 KB, 5/20/2019)

2018 Student Paper competiton winner: Prototype of Medical Device Integration Knowledge Base and Expert System Queries, by Bridget Moorman  A medical device integration ontology and knowledge base prototype was built using Protégé. The medical device ontology focused on those medical devices'characteristics that were important to determince if a specific medical device had networking ability, any networking transformaiton capability for that medical device and the sensor and/or setting data available from the medical device to be preesnted to an interface broker and/or electronic health record (EHR) application. (763Kb, 1/26/2018)

2015 Student Paper Competition winning paper: YNHH medical equipment database: Standardization of nomenclature and risk assessment procedure ACCE 2015 Student Paper Competition: Winner: Michele Manzoli
This paper discusses the use of a standard nomenclature system for medical equipment class descriptions and codes and develops a proposal for a new risk assessment procedure compliant with the new TJC standards for medical equipment maintenance and inspired by the reading of the most recent relevant literature. (199Kb, 3/21/2015)

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE): What it is, where we are, and why it is important  ACCE 2015 Student Paper Competition: Runner-up: Darcy Del Dotto (1.1Mb, 3/20/2015)

2014 Student Paper Competition (Winner): Katherine Chan, Mitigating Risks Associated with Secondary Infusions: An Empirical Evaluation of a Technology-based, Training-based, and Practice-based Intervention (1.86 mb, 2/21/2014)

2014 Student Paper Competition (2nd Place tie): Christine Vogel, Procedures for Testing and Troubleshooting Radianse RTLS (89 kb, 2/20/2014)

2014 Student Paper Competition (2nd Place tie): Michelle Hanbidge, Improving Patient Safety through Incident Reporting and Learning in Health Care (276 kb, 2/19/2014)

2012 Student Paper Competition (Winner): Elena Simoncini, Combating Hospital Noise and False Alarms through Clinical Engineering and Nursing Collaboration (889 kb, 3/29/2012)

2012 Student Paper Competition (2nd Place): Christopher Colvin, An Exploratory Study of the Fundamental Characteristics Influencing the Analysis and Communication Activities of Health Care Incident Reposting Systems (5.9 mb, 3/28/2012)

2012 Student Paper Competition (3rd Place tie): Jonathan Riscica, Root Cause Analysis of a GI Clinic Procedure at UMass Memorial Medical Center (889 kb, 3/27/2012)

2012 Student Paper Competition (3rd Place tie): Helen Cheong, Failure Mode Effects Analysis of EMR Integration of Fetal Monitoring (944 kb, 3/27/2012)

2011 Student Paper Competiton (Winner): Pratyusha Mattegunta, Medical Device Integration of Neurodiagnostic Equipment with Hospital EMR/HIS (678 kb, 3/9/2011)

2011 Student Paper Competition (2nd Place): Allie Paquette, Video Integration and Procedure Room Design Planning (197 kb, 3/8/2011)

2011 Student Paper Competition (3rd Place): Sharareh Taghipour, Prioritization of Medical Equipment for Maintenance Decisions (252 kb, 3/8/2011)

2010 Student Paper Competition (Winner): Sharareh Taghipour, Reliability Analysis of Maintenance Data for Medical Devices (372 kb, 3/6/2010)

2010 Student Paper Competition (Runner-up): Wallace Wee, Methodology for visualization and perfusion analysis of 4D dynamic contrast-enhanced CT imaging (252 kb, 3/5/2010)

2009 Student Paper Competition (Winner): Engineering an HL7 Interface and Wireless Infrastructure to Improve the Efficiency of ECG Analysis at Hartford Hospital (154 kb, 5/10/2009)

2009 Student Paper Competition (Runner-up): Kenneth M. Alfano, A Red Blood Cell Fragility Meter for Facilitating Blood Triage (246 kb, 5/10/2009)

2008 Student Paper Competition: Jayesh Malik, Steady State Visual Evoked Potential Based Thought Translation Device (147 kb, 4/5/2008)

2008 Student Paper Competition: Anthony Angelo, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis of the Alaris Medley Infusion System (90 kb, 4/5/2008)

2008 Student Paper Competition: Raquel Lopez, Usability of a Diabetes Telemanagement System (156 kb, 4/5/2008)

ACCE Clinical Engineering Certification: Application and Examination Process, a step-by-step overview by BOK Committee A step-by-step overview of the Certification Application-Requirements-Examination process, by ACCE BOK Committee (940 KB, 4/28/2023)

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance: Inspection Program Development and Procedures, (2nd edition), Clark, Lane & Francoeur (login to read)*Medical Equipment Quality Assurance: Inspection Program Development and Procedures, (2nd edition), Clark, Lane & Francoeur (login to read) (5.6KB, 8/24/2022)

ACCE 2021 Body of Knowledge Survey Report The purpose of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) Survey was to develop the scope of practice for clinical engineers during their day-to-day work. The results were compiled and analyzed for use in designing the Clinical Engineering Certification Exam. The results will be used to ensure the certification exam closely matches the body of knowledge clinical engineers need to function in their jobs (825 KB, 5/23/2022)

ACCE comments on the Remanufacturing of Medical Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability (09-22-2021) ACCE comments on FDA Docket# FDA-2018-N-3741.
Prepared by the task force members: Nader Hammoud, Blake Collins, Perry Kirwan, Juuso Leinonen, Priyanka Upendra and Binseng Wang, and approved by ACCE Board of Directors. (276 KB, 9/22/2021)

ACCE comments on the Discussion Paper: Strengthening Cybersecurity Practices Associated with Servicing of Medical Devices: Challenges and Opportunities  ACCE comments on FDA Docket#FDA-2021-N-0561. Prepared by the task force members: Juuso Leinonen, Blake Collins, Nader Hammoud, Perry Kirwan,  Priyanka Upendra and Binseng Wang, and approved by ACCE Board of Directors. (225 KB, 9/22/2021)

WHO publications on medical devices Fourth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices, 2019
WHO Medical Devices Newsletter
and more (, 11/22/2019)

ACCE 2018 Body of Knowledge Survey Report The purpose of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) Survey was to develop the scope of practice for clinical engineers during their day-to-day work. The results were compiled and analyzed for use in designing the Clinical Engineering Certification Exam. The results will be used to ensure the certification exam closely matches the body of knowledge clinical engineers need to function in their jobs. (614KB, 12/6/2018)

Viewpoint of the ACCE _ FDA Workshop on Refurbishing, Reconditioning, Rebuilding, and Servicing of Medical Devices Performed by Third-Party Entities and Original Equipment Manufacturers ACCE viewpoint presented at FDA Public Workshop - Refurbishing, Reconditioning, Rebuilding, Remarketing, Remanufacturing, and Servicing of Medical Devices Performed by Third-Party Entities and Original Equipment Manufacturers, October 27-28, 2016 (, 10/27/2016)

ACCE comments on FDA Docket# FDA-2016-N-0436 ACCE comments to FDA Reuqest for Comments on Refurbishing, Reconditioning, Rebuilding, Remarketing, Remanufacturing, and Servicing of Medical Devices Performed by Third-Party Entities and Original Equipment Manufacturers. (, 6/1/2016)

ACCE Code of Ethics Code of Ethics - Clinical Engineers (63KB, 1/1/2016)

VHA Patient Safety Assessment Tool (PSAT)*VHA Patient Safety Assessment Tool (PSAT) (294 Kb, 10/18/2013)

Guideline for Certification (83 Kb, 5/12/2012)

Guideline for Support for BMET (22 Kb, 5/12/2012)

Guideline for Design, Test, and Manufacturing of Medical Devices (13 Kb, 5/12/2012)

Guideline for Witness and Testimony (19 Kb, 5/12/2012)

Guideline for Cost Savings (13 Kb, 5/12/2012)

Guideline for Acquisition of Technology (24 Kb, 7/10/2007)

Guideline for Complying With Laws (13 Kb, 7/10/2007)

Guideline for Managing Service Vendors (17 Kb, 7/10/2007)

Guideline for CE and Information Technology (38 Kb, 7/10/2007)

Guideline for Applying Human Factors Engineering (28 Kb, 4/12/2006)

Guideline for Health Care Equipment Donations (40 Kb, 9/4/1995)

Critical Medical Infrastructured Right-to-Repair Act of 2020. Full bill text (, 8/6/2020)

New Opportunities for BME/CE Health IT Education (v20) Authored by Elliot Sloane, PhD; Joseph Welsh, JD; Thomas Judd, MS (118 Kb, 5/1/2014)

IHE - Key to the Future of the Digital Hospital Authored by S.L. Grimes (98 Kb, 10/1/2004)

Security: A New Clinical Engineer Paradigm Authored by S.L. Grimes (91 Kb, 7/1/2004)

Clinical Engineers: Stewards of Healthcare Technologies Authored by S.L. Grimes (173 Kb, 5/1/2004)

The Future of Clinical Engineering: The Challenge of Change Authored by S.L. Grimes (795 Kb, 3/1/2003)

Enhancing Patient Safety - The Role of Clinical Engineering Authored by ACCE (23 Kb, 1/1/2001)