Medical Gas System Testing
Annual Testing for MedGas
No longer are there questions about “what should be tested?” or
“how often should this be tested?”
CMS Guidelines
On December 2, 2011 CMS issued a memo to its surveyors that in certain situations hospitals can perform preventive maintenance on non-critical equipment less often than recommended by the manufacturer based on a risk assessment. Critical equipment is not included in this memo. CMS then released its interpretive guide 482.41.(c)(2) … if the hospital is adjusting maintenance activity frequencies below those that are recommended by the manufacturer, such adjustments must be based upon a systematic evidence-based assessment…
GasMedix testing program
GasMedix has done the work for the hospital…. by developing a risk based testing program that meets all of the above requirements as well as previous versions of NFPA 99. The method employs predictive and reliability testing measures tied to a risk assessment matrix in an algorithm that calculates testing frequencies. This method provides greater reliability and reduced cost. Savings of 25% can be achieved immediately while improving reliability in high use areas. Savings and reliability continue to improve in subsequent years.
