Forty-Five Years After ‘The Burned-Out Clinical Engineer,’ What Has Changed?
Larry Fennigkoh reflects on what he got right in 1981, what he would revise today, and why self-awareness still matters.
Category: Department Management
Department Management
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Department Management
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Workforce Shortages Prompt Shifts in How Teams Are Built and Sustained
HTM leaders are building new programs and pipelines to sustain teams amid mounting workforce shortages.
Department Management
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AAMI to Support 24×7’s Salary SurveyÂ
AAMI announces that it will support 24x7's 2023 Salary Survey, which is now accepting responses. The 2022 Salary Survey highlighted both strengths and weaknesses for HTM professionals, and 24x7 aims to build upon this foundation in the 2023 survey.
Recruitment, Retention
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Bringing New Blood to HTM
The HTM profession is facing a crisis at a time when healthcare organizations need these professionals more than ever. The problem? As the majority of biomeds near retirement age, there are not enough millennials to fill their shoes. Here, Dräger’s Rob Cermak shares how to identify and develop the next generation of HTM professionals.
Salaries
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Healthcare Wage Growth Has Lagged Behind Other Industries, Despite Pandemic Burden
A new analysis highlights the changes in the U.S. healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that the average wages for U.S. healthcare workers rose less than wages in other industries during 2020 and the first six months of 2021.
Succession Planning
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Plan Now for the Next HTM Generation
With today’s graying biomed population retiring at a steady pace and fewer younger people entering the field, HTM managers need to heed this alarm and what it means for the future of the profession. Here’s how succession planning comes in.
Department Profiles
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A Day in the Life: Washington Hospital Healthcare System
Situated in Silicon Valley, Fremont, Calif.-based Washington Hospital Healthcare System is known for its commitment to patient care. And a key part of fulfilling this commitment is due to the hospital’s biomedical engineering program, led by Paul Kelley, CBET, AAMIF.