ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) are joining the World Health Organization and healthcare leaders around the globe in celebrating World Patient Safety Day on Saturday, September 17.
The medical equipment maintenance market is projected to reach $74.2 billion by 2026 from $45.2 billion in 2021.
Earlier this week, the U.S. FDA revealed that the Philips’ Respironics V60 ventilator received a Class 1 recall due to an electrical circuit fault that can use the device to malfunction. Now, Philips is investigating one patient death and four reports of patient harm possibly related to the recall.
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.
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.
Researchers and provider organizations are finding solutions to issues preventing the use of big data analytics in healthcare.
The challenges toward achieving a single-fault safe medical device—when it is free of unacceptable risk during its expected service life—can be daunting.