HTM: The Unsung Hero in Your Patient Satisfaction Strategy
Having an optimized HTM program that delivers efficiency and effectiveness to a hospital is an often-overlooked part of the patient satisfaction equation.
Having an optimized HTM program that delivers efficiency and effectiveness to a hospital is an often-overlooked part of the patient satisfaction equation.
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.
Once again, there is gnashing of teeth over HTM programs closing. And, once again, the same solution is trotted out: The industry needs to raise awareness among high school and college students to create additional supply, maintains Massachusetts General Hospital Systems Engineering Manager Rick Schrenker. But is inadequate supply of skilled staff the full story? What about the nature of demand, Schrenker poses?
Having an optimized HTM program that delivers efficiency and effectiveness to a hospital is an often-overlooked part of the patient satisfaction equation.
AAMI has launched an essay contest aimed at high school students. The organization is asking participants to briefly describe healthcare technology of the future, including what the imagined device or system would do and how it would help support patient care. Submissions are due by December 1, 2015.
Read MoreThe AAMI Foundation has announced plans to expand the Michael J. Miller Scholarship Program for HTM students. Starting in 2016, the program will award five scholarships of $3,000 each annually to individuals studying to become a biomedical equipment technician (BMET), clinical engineer, or health systems engineer.
Read MoreFuturecasting is the practice of envisioning the future of yourself or your team, organization, or broader industry. The Kaiser Permanente Clinical Technology program is in the midst of this process, envisioning a strategy that ensures coordinated, consistent, high-quality, and affordable healthcare technology management across the Kaiser Permanente enterprise.
Read MoreGood Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to implement a telemedicine program designed to connect members of its medical staff with public health and primary care providers and their patients at six public health sites on the island of Guam.
Read MoreIn June 2014, the American Association for Medical Instrumentation launched AAMI University. To date, some 2,100 members have already created profiles on the site.
Read MoreAAMI University is seeking industry experts, government employees, or education professionals to teach others about quality systems (QS) and regulations.
Read MoreFollowing a four-year development process, AAMI has announced that it will unveil an extensive new training program this summer. Called "AAMI University," the new program will offer "an expanded roster of live and on-demand courses."