TABLE of CONTENTS

MARCH 2013, 24×7

 

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March-CoverOn the cover:

Jim Downing, CBET,

manager, clinical engineering department,

Wilson Medical Center,

Wilson, NC

Photography by: Connie Rhem and Melanie Raynor, courtesy of Wilson Medical Center

 

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COVER STORY:

The Little Team That Can

The small group at Wilson Medical Center fosters an enormous drive, tight teamwork, and expanding skills to manage a growing inventory

By Renee Diiulio

FEATURE: The Perfect Storm for Equipment Planning and Replacement
Today’s hospitals face challenges to maintain and replace equipment on dwindling budgets and in a difficult economy, yet biomedical departments can help by creating a strategic replacement plan

By John McCarthy

SERVICE SOLUTIONS: Demystifying Medical Equipment Software Updates Versus Upgrades

By James Jernigan

UP FRONT: Transitions

By Julie Kirst, chief editor, 24×7

NETWORKING: 11ac: New Wireless Products

By Jeff Kabachinski, MS-T, BS-ETE, MCNE

CCE PREP: Committee Management V

By Arif Subhan, MS, CCE, FACCE

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
Ultrasound transducer testing device, uninterruptible power system, endoscopic system light meter

FOCUS ON: The Healthcare Technology Management Association of South Carolina

By Kurt Woock, associate editor, 24×7

 

INDUSTRY INSIDER: Bayer HealthCare Services

By Kurt Woock, associate editor, 24×7

SOAPBOX: RTLS and Asset Management: Creating Efficiencies and Rapid ROI

By Arvid Gomez