IAM Presses Philips for Contract with San Diego Field Service Engineers
The union says unresolved issues around wages, training, and safety are affecting a workforce responsible for keeping critical imaging systems operational.
The union says unresolved issues around wages, training, and safety are affecting a workforce responsible for keeping critical imaging systems operational.
NotiSphere has been awarded a contract with Vizient for its recall management solution, allowing suppliers to share product alerts.
The Aethlon hemopurifier has been designated a "breakthrough device" by the U.S. FDA related to the treatment of life-threatening viruses not addressed with approved therapies. The proposed research entails an ex vivo evaluation of the medical device as a strategy for the capture and removal of exosomes from the plasma of patients with breast cancer.
The union says unresolved issues around wages, training, and safety are affecting a workforce responsible for keeping critical imaging systems operational.
AAMIâs Supportability Task Force has released a tool designed to help healthcare delivery organizations work more effectively with original equipment manufacturers when considering a medical device for purchase.
Read MoreAlthough Maull Biomedical Training, LLC, only came on the scene nine years ago, its founder is an industry veteran. Below, Maull Biomedical President Steve Maull discusses how the field has changed since he started his career in the early â90s and what he wants to tell HTM newbies.
Read MoreThe HTM profession is at a sensitive place, according to biomedical expert Patrick Lynch: “Its future existence is being threatened,” he says. Below, Lynch shares his call to action for the HTM community and explains why the time to act is now.
Read MoreIn many cases, the relationship between a healthcare facility and equipment vendor has been mutually beneficial; in other cases, however, the relationship has led to prolonged difficulties for facilities since extraction is no longer a matter of simply switching to another product. Learn how to navigate this tricky relationship here.
Read MoreAurora, Ohio-based PartsSource announces that it has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for clinical equipment repair and maintenance services with Premier Inc. Under the new deal, Premier members can take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for clinical equipment repair and maintenance services.
Read MoreIn recent PrepTalk columns, John Noblitt discussed the process of purchasing new equipment and the need for these purchases to fit into an organizationâs strategic plan. In Januaryâs installment of PrepTalk, Noblitt shares information about equipment replacement purchasesâand how such information could show up on the Certified Healthcare Technology Management exam.
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Chief Editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens wrote this editorial on the eve of the presidential electionâan election that has been divisive, heated, and downright dramatic at times. But regardless of which candidate you supported (Spoiler alert: By the time you read this, you will know who the 45th president of the United States is.), one fact remains: The policies endorsed by the next POTUS could have strong implications for the healthcare sector.