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Preventive Maintenance-Is There a Better Way?

How useful is preventive maintenance (PM) in reducing or eliminating equipment failures? Not nearly as much as it could be, insist a growing number of biomeds across the country. Accordingly, many in the profession are seriously rethinking their PM processes and are searching for ways to get a better return on their investments of time […]

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MADE: Make a Difference Everyday, Everywhere

I believe we can show our value to hospital administrators by making a difference in a number of ways, such as: Exceed expectations:Meeting targets is not enough. Are we hitting our numbers or truly performing quality preventive maintenance (PM)? Is our database accurate, or is it filled with inaccuracies? Do we fix equipment, or do […]

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The Test-Equipment-Calibration Debate

  No matter whom you talk to in the biomedical field, there is no denying the paramount importance of test-equipment calibration. Regardless of the expert and his connection to the biomedical field, and regardless of the facilities involved, there is universal agreement that institutions would be much better off if all test equipment was routinely […]

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