Category: Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

A Digital Twin for the Linac: Testing Fixes Before Touching the Machine

Linax Technologies' new SIMAC platform lets service engineers model beam behavior, trace anomalies, and train on a virtual linac without competing for vault time.

Preventive Maintenance

The Art and Science of PM Standardization

As device fleets expand, opportunities for PMs to drift are growing. Several approaches are helping HTM leaders keep practices consistent.

Preventive Maintenance

Glassbeam Partners with VA to Boost Medical Equipment Analytics

Glassbeam and the VA Healthcare Technology Management program are implementing real-time data and predictive analytics to enhance equipment uptime and efficiency at VA medical centers, in collaboration with the SimLEARN National Simulation Center.

Scheduling

Healthcare Professionals Too Confident in Security of Connected Medical Devices

Mountain View, Calif.-based Zingbox has released the findings of its second annual Healthcare Security Survey. The survey revealed a contradiction between the confidence that healthcare professionals have in the visibility of connected medical devices and security of their networks, and the inefficient legacy processes many still rely on to keep them secure.

OEM Compliance

MITA Unveils Its Servicing Standard for Medical Imaging Equipment

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has announced the publication of NEMA/MITA 2—Requirements for Servicing of Medical Imaging Equipment, a voluntary standard outlining MITA’s minimum quality management system requirements for medical imaging device servicing.

Predictive Analytics

Remote and Predictive Medical Equipment Maintenance Market to Flourish

The remote and predictive maintenance of medical devices is becoming more prominent due to the growing digitalization and device connectivity, market researchers say.

Patient Safety

AdventHealth Facilities Win ECRI 2023 Safety Excellence Award

ECRI named AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City hospitals in Pasco County, Fla., winners of the 2023 Safety Excellence Award.