Category: Maintenance Strategies

Maintenance Strategies

The Factors Behind OEM vs Aftermarket Parts Decisions

For HTM teams, parts sourcing decisions depend on far more than price or availability.

Maintenance Strategies

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.

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

The Factors Behind OEM vs Aftermarket Parts Decisions

For HTM teams, parts sourcing decisions depend on far more than price or availability.

Preventive Maintenance

Why Post-Market Surveillance Is the Real Test of Medical Device Safety

Effective post-market surveillance depends on HTM teams to bridge the gap between regulatory oversight and real-world performance.

Alternative Equipment Maintenance

What to Know About Alternative Equipment Maintenance in 2025

A new AAMI standard and hard‑won lessons from the field are bringing clarity—and confidence—to AEM programs.

Asset Management

Reusing Medical Equipment Is Good for the Planet. But Is it Safe?

New research shows that reusing certain medical equipment can significantly reduce healthcare waste without compromising patient safety.

Power Management

Study Finds Defect Risk in Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new report highlights quality control gaps and potential safety hazards from non-OEM 18650 cells, which are used in some medical devices.

Maintenance Strategies

New AdvaMed Bulletin Outlines Strategies for Managing Remote Medical Devices

Guidance addresses common challenges—from interoperability to network stability—to help healthcare organizations improve safety and efficiency in connected device operations.

Preventive Maintenance

ECRI Applauds CMS’s New Patient Safety Structural Measure

ECRI is applauding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new Patient Safety Structural Measure, urging healthcare institutions to adopt a systems-based approach to improve safety and reduce preventable harm.

Alternative Equipment Maintenance

Study: Some Joint Commission Safety Rules Aren’t Evidence-Backed

A new study found of new rules issued during a one-year period by TJC, many did not appear to be supported by published evidence.

Asset Management

Peerbridge Honored for AI-Enabled Cardiac Monitoring Wearable

Peerbridge Health’s AI-enabled Cor MDx wearable receives MedTech Breakthrough Award for advancing cardiac diagnostics and patient monitoring.

Power Management

Capital MBS Offers Flexible Medical Equipment Financing

Capital MBS has launched flexible financing options for healthcare providers to help procure advanced medical equipment.

Maintenance Strategies

Initiative Diverts 7.1 Million Pounds of Medical Surplus from Landfills in 2024

The medical equipment and supplies were repurposed to aid those in need and reduce landfill non-hazardous medical waste.