The partnership will highlight the provision of Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and how Medovate's SAFIRA can be used in conjunction with Konica Minolta's ultrasound solutions.
In a podcast issued by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, a recovery room nurse and certified ambulatory perianesthesia nurse outlines six lessons she took from her son's death in 2007 due to opioid-induced respiratory depression following surgery.
The Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, has announced the winners of its pediatric medical device competition. AventaMed of Cork, Ireland, won for a handheld pediatric ear tube device that does not require full general anesthesia, while Prospiria also won for a noninvasive device that uses optoacoustic imaging to monitor endotracheal tube positioning for pediatric life support patients.
With more than a century behind it, GE is looking ahead to determine how to position itself for its next 100 years. For GE Healthcare, that means facing the same issues as the rest of the healthcare industry, including declining reimbursements, increased patient volume, and an aging workforce.
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The repair and maintenance of medical lasers can play a significant role in a typical biomedical technician’s duties. But vague regulatory guidelines are causing confusion about who is qualified to maintain the equipment and which procedures should be followed.
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Demetrius Dillard serves as founder and CEO of HealthTech Innovations, a consulting firm he launched this past spring.
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If you ask him, Ismael Cordero will tell you he is not out to save the world. But the impact of his global efforts to improve lives through healthcare technology education has been substantial, a fact recognized this year when he was named the latest winner of the Robert L. Morris Humanitarian award.
Read MoreWhile every new technology is accompanied by some risk, there is also a risk to our patients by not employing these technologies, and we should be cognizant of that as well.
Read MoreA prime motivation for becoming a biomed is to help others, and not just locally. Global opportunities abound for HTM professionals to contribute their skills and knowledge to healthcare providers in developing countries.
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Understanding how the ports on air-oxygen blenders operate, and sharing that knowledge with operators, can save healthcare facilities a surprising amount of unnecessary costs.
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Are you part of an outstanding clinical engineering department whose story is ready to be told? Do you have an idea for an article that your peers in the HTM community will rush to read? Then 24×7 wants to hear from you.
Read MoreIt is time for major change in the management of clinical alarms. An alarm awareness wish list offers nine technological solutions to help manage alarm fatigue and to promote better alarm management.
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Customer service is often overlooked as a primary skill required of biomeds. In fact, customer service is a crucial factor for a successful biomed team.
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The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety has introduced a “Technological Alarm Awareness Wish List.” According to the group, the goal of the list is to help reduce alarm fatigue and improve alarm management among the nation’s hospitals.
Read MoreThe 23rd annual meeting of the Indiana Biomedical Society will preview new technologies, offer practical job-hunting skills, and prepare members for changes to the industry.
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