Mindray Launches New High-End Anesthesia Systems
Mindray's new anesthesia systems empower anesthesiologists to ensure comprehensive patient safety throughout the perioperative period.
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Gradian Health Systems: Elevating the Role of Biomeds in Global Surgery
Gradian Health Systems is a nonprofit social enterprise that seeks to improve access to surgical and anesthesia care worldwide. Based in New York with a global network stretching from the United Kingdom to Southeast Asia to sub-Saharan Africa, the Gradian team manufactures, sells, maintains, and trains users to operate the Universal Anaesthesia Machine.
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Shining a Light on Medical Laser Training and Repair
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.
Transport Monitor Heightens Post-anesthesia Safety
Nihon Kohden recently introduced its BMS-1700 transport monitor, which addresses the safety challenges of transporting at-risk patients between points of care in the hospital setting. The BMS-1700 is particularly suited for post-anesthesia patients in transit from the operating room, but also works as a stand-alone monitor or input unit for Nihon Kohden’s BSM-6000 or BSM-9000 bedside monitors.
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James Mazurek: Leader, Diplomat, and Team Player
James Mazurek, a biomed for more than 30 years and a veteran of the US Air Force, has had a long and storied career, culminating in his selection in May as the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s 2015 BMET of the Year. Mazurek’s colleagues say he willingly shares his experience and expertise to serve as a mentor to junior biomeds.
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Backup for Biomeds: Dave Lamoureux, Global Medical Imaging
24×7 speaks with Dave Lamoureux, director of sales and marketing for Global Medical Imaging, about the company’s evolution, the trends he has observed in the ultrasound space, and the challenges posed by EHR integration.
Read MoreGE Healthcare Prepares to Meet Megatrends
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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Demetrius Dillard, HealthTech Innovations
Demetrius Dillard serves as founder and CEO of HealthTech Innovations, a consulting firm he launched this past spring.
Read MoreAre Electronic Health Records an Unreasonable Risk?
While 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 MoreBiomeds Going Global
A 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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Share Your News and Ideas with 24×7
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.
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Put Customer Service First
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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Technology Wish List Targets Alarm Fatigue
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 Good, Bad, and Ugly at Indiana Biomed Event
The 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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Arnot Health System: Making the Most of Mergers
Several system-wide expansions and two mergers have enabled Alan R. Barton, CBET, and his clinical engineering team at Arnot Ogden Health System to expand the department and its scope of services.
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