Category: Maintenance Strategies

Maintenance Strategies

FDA Warns of Injuries and Deaths Linked to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

The agency reminds healthcare facilities to follow manufacturer instructions for use and maintenance after reports of fires, serious injuries, and deaths.

Maintenance Strategies

5 Ways ISOs Are Moving Beyond Break-Fix to Support Modern HTM

Independent service organizations are expanding their role to meet the changing demands of healthcare technology management.

Maintenance Strategies

Bed Maintenance: Should HTM Do It?

Disagreement often ensues when the subject of bed maintenance by biomeds arises, reveals biomedical expert Patrick Lynch. In May's The LynchPin column, Lynch lays out both arguments regarding HTM professionals handling bed maintenance and shares his personal opinions about the matter. Don't miss out.

Maintenance Strategies

FDA Warns of Injuries and Deaths Linked to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

The agency reminds healthcare facilities to follow manufacturer instructions for use and maintenance after reports of fires, serious injuries, and deaths.

Preventive Maintenance

AI Tops 2025 Health Technology Hazards List

ECRI’s 2025 report names AI-enabled health technologies as the top healthcare hazard, citing risks like bias, false results, and safety concerns, while urging careful integration alongside other critical challenges such as home care support gaps, cybersecurity threats, and medical device safety.

Alternative Equipment Maintenance

Top Medical Device Servicing Teams Cut Costs and Downtime with Smarter Strategies

New report shows that early intervention and better technician support—along with AI—drive better outcomes in medical device service.

Asset Management

Every Second Counts: How Fleet Management and Continuous Monitoring Help Enable Uninterrupted Patient Care

Baptist Hospital in Pensacola has implemented GE HealthCare’s ReadySee and CARESCAPE Canvas platforms to streamline device management and continuous monitoring across its new campus.

Power Management

US Med-Equip, Zopec Medical Partner for Backup Batteries

US Med-Equip and Zopec Medical have partnered to offer hospitals portable, high-performance battery solutions for crucial medical devices.

Maintenance Strategies

Vital Signs Monitoring System Developed for NASA Spacesuits

Corscience supports NASA with advanced capnography technology to optimize monitoring in spacesuits destined for 2026-2027 lunar missions.

Preventive Maintenance

Using Predictive Work Systems to Anticipate Medical Equipment Failure

Leveraging advanced technologies like predictive work systems, RTLS, and AI helps health systems proactively prevent equipment failures, one industry expert says.

Alternative Equipment Maintenance

Traditions Health Taps Joint Commission for Accreditation, Certification Services

Through Joint Commission accreditation and certification, Traditions Health will bolster its commitment to patient safety and quality improvement.

Asset Management

Smarter Asset Management for Better Healthcare Outcomes

Take a proactive approach to healthcare asset management by optimizing equipment performance, streamlining workflows, and planning for future demands to improve patient care and operational efficiency.

Power Management

How to Protect Power Systems from Cyber Threats

In this 24x7 exclusive, learn how digital transformation is revolutionizing healthcare, raising cybersecurity risks, and highlighting the need for hospitals to strengthen defenses while adopting connected power systems for seamless service.

Maintenance Strategies

Sonitor Integrates MDuress Software with Spectralink Phones

Sonitor has integrated its MDuress software with Spectralink Versity 95 and 97 smartphones to enhance hospital staff safety.