Health systems are unknowingly paying multiple times for the same medical equipment—once to own it, and again to rent it. The issue isn’t always increasing clinical demand; it’s often availability and visibility to medical device inventory.Â
Asking the right questions helps ensure quality service, control costs, support compliance, and avoid surprise charges or service gaps.
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.
Health systems are unknowingly paying multiple times for the same medical equipment—once to own it, and again to rent it. The issue isn’t always increasing clinical demand; it’s often availability and visibility to medical device inventory.Â
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.
The new ANSI/AAMI EQ103:2024 standard establishes clear requirements for alternate equipment management (AEM) programs, helping healthcare organizations align with CMS regulations and ensure safety, reliability, and compliance in medical device maintenance.
The 2025 Field Service Benchmark Report reveals that AI-driven tools are helping third-party service organizations reduce repair time and improve first-time fix rates.
US Med-Equip and Zopec Medical have partnered to offer hospitals portable, high-performance battery solutions for crucial medical devices.
The University of Alberta is studying Wellvii's portable VitalDetect device to assess its effectiveness in providing real-time health data for rural patients while reducing the need for multiple monitoring tools.
Leveraging advanced technologies like predictive work systems, RTLS, and AI helps health systems proactively prevent equipment failures, one industry expert says.
Hospital leaders face a capital expenditures predicament with their medical devices. On one hand, they obviously need available devices to provide care. On the other hand, budgets are limited. Having too few devices is a problem—but so is having too many. Here, TRIMEDX’s Dave Klumpe offers a solution.
Masimo and Cleveland Clinic have partnered to enhance hospital-based remote patient monitoring to improve situational awareness and outcomes.
Power management company Eaton announced the North American launch of a new modular data center solution called SmartRack.
GE HealthCare’s FDA 510(k) clearance for Ionic Health’s nCommand Lite technology enables remote scanning, image access, and real-time guidance, supporting MR, CT, and PET/CT scanning for training, procedure assessment, and parameter management.