Last month, Dude Solutions added BioMed to its CMMS, TheWorxHub. On the heels of this announcement, 24x7 Magazine sat down with product manager—and former Martha’s Vineyard Hospital technician—Braden Witt to discuss the impetus behind this decision and how BioMed can help solve the challenges HTM departments face.
Below, four individuals in the CMMS space sit down with 24x7 Magazine to discuss what hospitals should look for when purchasing a computerized maintenance management system and how this technology is changing the game for HTM departments.
If you're part of an in-house HTM program, you need to know what your services are valued at—both for your own cost estimation and for your customers (the clinicians) to know what you cost the institution. Biomedical expert Patrick Lynch takes an in-depth look at this subject here.
Accruent, an Austin-based provider of physical resource management technologies, has acquired Solana Beach, Calif.-based Connectiv, a cloud-based, mobile-enabled software company that allows biomedical and clinical engineering groups to manage their medical devices and equipment.
Read MoreCharlotte, N.C.-based EQ2, LLC, has named clinical engineering veteran Rich Sable product manager of its HEMS CMMS. Prior to this appointment, Sable provided customer education for HEMS and served as manager of clinical engineering at Trenton, N.J.-based St. Francis Medical Center.
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In Maintenance Connection’s 2017 Healthcare Facility Maintenance Report, the company asked more than 1,000 HTM professionals about their daily operations, how they use a CMMS, and the ROI they’ve seen from CMMS implementation. Many HTMs weighed in, and the results—shared here—may surprise you.
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In this article, HTM consultants Ted Cohen and Matt Baretich explain how a modern CMMS can help HTM departments collect and apply high-quality data—a subject explored in depth in their new AAMI book, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems for Healthcare Technology Management, 3rd Edition.
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Ben Mannisto, president and CEO of Southfield, Mich.-based Phoenix Data Systems; Vishal Malhotra, chief technology officer at Charlotte, NC-based EQ2; and Sandra Calderon, an Atlanta-based management consultant at FBC, an authorized Tesseract solution provider, sat down with 24×7 to discuss what every HTM professional should know about the computerized maintenance management system market segment.
Read MoreCMMS provider EQ2 will offer attendees at the upcoming AAMI conference multiple ways to learn about the company’s HEMS system, including educational sessions, product demos, and a Sunday reception. The company recently became the only vendor to achieve IHE PCD interoperability testing at both the 2015 and 2016 IHE Connectathons.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, the HEMS platform from EQ2 was the only CMMS to successfully complete IHE PCD interoperability testing at the IHE Connectathon in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Clinical engineering plays a central role in planning for the replacement and acquisition of new capital equipment. The data you provide will directly impact the day-to-day operations and financial well-being of your organization for years to come. So what information do you need to provide, where do you get it, and who needs to receive it?
Read MoreEQ2, a provider of computerized maintenance management systems, has introduced new pricing options for the biomedical and clinical engineering markets. The modularly priced models now provide customers with a choice of a perpetual license, three different limited-term license programs, and an SaaS cloud-based solution.
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An easy-to-use computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can enhance efficiency in your department by streamlining paperwork and tracking preventive maintenance. But selecting the best fit for your facility can prove challenging. Here are some handy tips for navigating the sea of options.
Read MoreReflecting on a turning point in his career as a biomed, contributor Scot Copeland urges his fellow BMETs to take charge of the information security components of their hospital medical device systems, just as they have embraced other professional challenges.
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GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wisc, is hoping to usher in the next revolution in the delivery of medical care – that of the anticipated Internet of Things, aka the Industrial Internet. The end goal is the elimination of unplanned downtime for equipment.
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