Technology has reduced the blood-filled central clinical laboratory into a compact self-contained testing device located within arm’s reach of critically ill patients. Point of care testing deploys a wide array of arterial gas and blood chemistr
Read MoreBenchmarking, a ubiquitous tool applied to clinical areas of healthcare, is often used to wrest labor efficiencies out of technology service and support operations. But if biomedical engineering is already being managed as a business, are clinical-st
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Department Profiles | 0 |
There are in-house departments that do dialysis. There are departments that get into imaging. Still others take on medical gas distribution or might dabble in the research and development of new medical devices. Not very many take on all of these thi
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Certification | 0 |
What does certification mean? It means you have a pretty piece of paper to hang on the wall, unless that paper was issued by a group that people know and respect. Here’s a look at some of the many certifications being sold to healthcare technolo
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Accreditation, Independent Service Organizations, PACS | 0 |
Already accepted in manufacturing circles, the ISO system of process quality is being embraced by a variety of healthcare technology service and support organizations, including in-house clinical engineering departments. Is the substantial investment
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