Action Has Its Rewards
Not satisfied with the status quo, the Community Health team took on the state to create a better way
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500 is Magic Number for Toshiba
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc, Tustin, Calif, which specializes in magnetic resonance technology, hit a milestone with the 500th installation of its Vantage 1.5T MR system at a hospital in the South.
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Managing Device Modifications in the Field
In a perfect world, medical devices would never need to be modified for recalls, corrective actions, or upgrades. But in the quest for device perfection, it is important to recognize that even with the best design and foresight applied to a product’s use, something can go wrong with a piece of equipment, requiring some type […]
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The Essential Health Care IT Glossary
The following terms are intended to help increase our community’s vocabulary in this era of converging medical devices and information technologies. In particular, the terms below are ones that most health care IT leaders use to describe and manage their budgets and resources, and/or identify the major organizations that are presently influencing our combined industry. […]
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Troubleshooting Telemetry: A Process of Elimination
Telemetry systems monitor patients remotely, often from the nurse’s station, and give patients mobility that can provide a mental boost. Telemetry troubleshooting presents itself as a classic process of elimination. When something goes wrong, most biomeds start with the transmitter and work their way through the signal path, eliminating options, until they arrive at the […]
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