Building a Better Imaging Service Strategy for a Changing HTM Environment
Imaging equipment is becoming more complex, and experienced imaging engineers are harder to find. Industry leaders discuss how HTM teams can respond.
Imaging equipment is becoming more complex, and experienced imaging engineers are harder to find. Industry leaders discuss how HTM teams can respond.
In this exclusive case study, learn how one hospital network in Arizona used data to assess the risk of biomedical equipment in anesthetizing areas.
Power plays a vital role in a healthcare organization’s ability to run efficiently and deliver quality care to patients. Unfortunately, disasters can strike at any time. In this article, Eaton's Ed Spears discusses tangible ways healthcare organizations can reduce the dangers of downtime.
Imaging equipment is becoming more complex, and experienced imaging engineers are harder to find. Industry leaders discuss how HTM teams can respond.
The increasing complexity and variety of medical devices is not only elevating health care costs, it’s also complicating biomeds’ jobs. So how can biomeds keep abreast of ever-changing and increasingly more complex medical equipment? And how can health care organizations, equipment vendors, and OEMs improve biomeds’ efficiency? Learn how in this informative article.
Read MoreAt the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s recent annual conference, there was a lot of talk about closing the gap between IT and biomed. Certification is a key way to achieve this, Draeger’s IT technical trainer Joe Mitura says, and he shares tips for acing CompTIA’s HIT technician exam here.
Read MoreHealthcare IT departments are increasingly deferring the support of clinical workstations to biomed teams. The biomed team now is often responsible not only for setting up the computer, but also for its long-term care. This article details maintenance issues and best practices teams can follow to help keep the clinical workstation functioning properly.
Read MoreECRI Institute has announced the launch of an online user review and rating tool for medical capital purchases that enables medical equipment users to share their opinions and assign ratings, helping hospitals and other healthcare providers make safe, cost-effective purchasing decisions. The Rate This Model tool is the latest addition to the SELECTplus suite of capital decision support services.
Read MoreThere are several ways to meet the CMS protocol on power strips use in patient care areas, notes Pat Lynch. You can go out and buy hundreds of special relocatable power taps—or try a little creative thinking first.
Read MoreIn this installment of Service Solutions, engineering technical support specialist Phil Bogolub of Dunlee explains how x-ray tubes work and how to maintain them.
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Because infusion devices have been involved in a number of safety incidents in recent years, they must be regularly tested and evaluated to ensure that they are functioning to the manufacturer’s specification and within clinical and environmental expectations.