Here, Tri Q. Dang, BS, biomedical equipment tech III, team lead for Mo.-based Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s clinical engineering department, discusses what sets his team apart and how “teamwork” is more than just a department creed.
The AAMI Fellow Program, which recognizes individuals who have provided substantial service and contributions to AAMI and to the health technology field, is now seeking applicants for 2021.
For the first time, 24x7’s annual survey of job satisfaction and compensation queried respondents about their timeline for retirement in an effort to gauge the impending impact of the Boomer exodus from the workforce. The data confirmed what many in HTM already know intuitively to be true: Starting in about 5 years, the field will see a major wave of retirement lasting about a decade, although we’re already on the edge of the upswing.
To get certified or not to get certified? That’s the question the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) seeks to answer—and sway healthcare technology management professionals toward the latter.
Communication between biomeds and medical staff doesn’t have to be an exercise in frustration. Having a goal of clear communication free of jargon and informed by empathy and a dash of humility will lead to understanding and solutions to the toughest technical problems.
At a time when teamwork and collaboration are more important than ever, accelerated digitalization has the opportunity to, yet again, save the day. This time, however, as part of an employee incentive program.
AAMI has rolled out HIT 1000-4, Application of Human Factors Engineering, the latest in a series of provisional standards for unregulated medical software that consider the needs and responsibilities of end users, such as clinicians.