Use this calculator to determine medical equipment inventory inclusion.

If you plan it well, a medical equipment inventory can save you time and reduce risk.

The Fennigkoh-Smith Equipment Management number is a common strategy recommended by many healthcare technology management authorities for determining whether a medical equipment should be included in equipment inventory.

While some practitioners may scoff at the idea of picking equipment for inventory inclusion, if done properly, it can be an excellent strategy for clinical engineers to choose between what should be operated to failure and what should be prevented from failing.

The optimal inventory inclusion for you will depend on your equipment equipment’s risk, function and maintenance requirement, but if you’re not sure how to figure that out, the handy calculator above will do all the math for you.

All you have to do is pick the risk, function and maintenance requirement of your medical equipment from the lists given. The calculator will give you your Equipment Management Number. If it is 12 or above, the equipment is deemed to be critical and should be included in your CMMS equipment inventory. It is that simple.