Category: Maintenance Strategies

Maintenance Strategies

VA Report Flags Ongoing Sterile Processing Failures at Georgia Facility

A March 2025 report details ongoing VA sterile processing failures at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, including the use of damaged surgical instruments.

Maintenance Strategies

Beware of ‘Sticker Companies’

The dangers and liabilities of not having your equipment serviced by trained technicians.

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

VA Report Flags Ongoing Sterile Processing Failures at Georgia Facility

A March 2025 report details ongoing VA sterile processing failures at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, including the use of damaged surgical instruments.

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

AAMI Releases New AEM Standard

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.

Asset Management

Identiv and Novanta Team Up to Advance RFID in Medical Technology

The partnership aims to streamline the adoption of intelligent, RFID-enabled solutions for medical device OEMs.

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

Wellvii to Run Rural Patient Monitoring Study Using VitalDetect

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.

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

Equipment Forecasting Can Address Budget and Device Availability. Here’s How.

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.

Asset Management

Masimo and Cleveland Clinic Launch Monitoring Partnership

Masimo and Cleveland Clinic have partnered to enhance hospital-based remote patient monitoring to improve situational awareness and outcomes.

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

FDA Clears Ionic Health’s nCommand Lite Remote Access

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.