Doctors, nurses, therapists, and others rely on clinical engineering teams to keep MRI machines, IV pumps, and other medical devices functioning and available when patients need them. Yet that only scratches the surface of the role they fulfill.
Strategies to help state and local planners in allocating stockpiled ventilators to healthcare facilities, including pre-pandemic actions and actions to be taken during the pandemic, are detailed in a new article appearing in Health Security.
reLink Medical—an Aurora, Ohio-based company—came on the scene in 2014 to streamline and improve the medical equipment disposition process for healthcare facilities across the country. In this article, reLink President and COO Jeff Dalton sits down with 24x7 to discuss his thoughts on existing disposition processes and options.
A good medical equipment management plan is a thing of beauty. The bad ones are often confusing, disorganized, out of date, incomplete, and downright painful to read. To make life easier for your Joint Commission surveyor, your superiors, and yourself, keep these tips in mind as you write, edit, and polish your MEMP.
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The new INCU II incubator/radiant warmer analyzer from Fluke Biomedical is designed to easily test and verify the performance and safety of infant incubators, transport incubators, and radiant warmers. The analyzer, which became available worldwide in January 2016, supports IEC standards to accurately assess the environmental parameters of infant incubators and radiant warmers.
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A new brochure highlighting the positive impact of medical equipment refurbishment on the economy, the environment, and patients is now available for free download. The publication was prepared by the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT and Radiation Therapy Trade Association (DITTA), an international organization representing associations and companies in the diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, healthcare IT, electromedical, and radiopharmaceutical spaces.
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VisuFlow, a new healthcare mapping tool recently introduced by the Innovation Institute, is compatible with Microsoft Visio flow chart and diagram software. The application is designed to produce simple, graphical representations of complex healthcare processes that help improve hospital workflow.
Read MoreTeleTracking Technologies and GE Healthcare have announced an agreement to work together to transition interested clients now on GE patient flow solutions to TeleTracking solutions.
Read MoreECRI Institute has released the SelectPlus Market Analytics tool, a mobile-friendly decision support tool designed for hospital supply chain teams. The system offers customizable views of medical technology marketplace data, including service contracts, market share, and price benchmarking.
Read MoreWith the aim of surfacing more useful and comprehensive data for hospitals, Stanley Healthcare has released a new “visual business intelligence platform,” called MobileView Analytics, for its AeroScout real-time location system solutions.
Read MoreThe company behind the MediMizer CMMS for hospitals, MediMizer Inc, Encinitas, Calif, has released the seventh update of its Web Work Order App.
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Startup company Emanate Wireless will introduce a new type of tag for use with real time location systems at the HIMSS conference in April. For use with AC-powered devices, the rechargeable inline tags provide enhanced information about device utilization.
Read MoreTo help hospitals ensure timely compliance with new preventive maintenance requirements, authors Stephen Grimes and Jillyan Morano offer 10 recommended steps for implementation and a case study from one New England healthcare system.
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DENSO ADC has announced new wireless 1D and 2D handheld barcode terminals featuring the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system and a 3-year warranty.
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Effective clinical alarm management requires a multipronged approach to address the disparate factors behind excessive alarms and the fatigue they cause.
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