Category: Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

ASDSA Calls for Enhanced Medical Device Safety for Patients of All Skin Types

The ASDSA is calling for changes to minimize risk to patients caused by inaccuracies in medical device readings due to diverse skin tones.

Preventive Maintenance

Patient Dies After Defibrillator Fire at Tennessee Hospital

A patient using a defibrillator died at a southern-based medical center after the device erupted in fire and burned his body.

Preventive Maintenance

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Medtronic

According to a stockholder rights law firm, Medtronic made a number of materially false or misleading statements about its business.

Scheduling

Healthcare Professionals Too Confident in Security of Connected Medical Devices

Mountain View, Calif.-based Zingbox has released the findings of its second annual Healthcare Security Survey. The survey revealed a contradiction between the confidence that healthcare professionals have in the visibility of connected medical devices and security of their networks, and the inefficient legacy processes many still rely on to keep them secure.

OEM Compliance

MITA Unveils Its Servicing Standard for Medical Imaging Equipment

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has announced the publication of NEMA/MITA 2—Requirements for Servicing of Medical Imaging Equipment, a voluntary standard outlining MITA’s minimum quality management system requirements for medical imaging device servicing.

Predictive Analytics

4 Emerging Strategies to Advance Big Data Analytics in Healthcare

Researchers and provider organizations are finding solutions to issues preventing the use of big data analytics in healthcare.

Patient Safety

Medical Center Uses AI Tech to Enhance Maternal & Fetal Safety

Gadsden Regional Medical Center implemented an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system.