In the past, the job description of a hospital-based biomed or clinical engineer was very clear, maintains biomedical expert Patrick Lynch: Any patient equipment housed outside of the wall was in HTM’s care. Today, however, the lines are much blurrier, Lynch says.
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Health technology safety requires that healthcare facilities identify the possibility of danger or difficulty with medical technologies and take steps to minimize the likelihood of adverse events. To help HTM professionals along the way, ECRI Institute has announced the launch of its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2018 list.
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On Thursday, October 5, U.S. Representatives Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) and Dave Trott (R-Mich.) introduced in the House the Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act, which creates a public-private stakeholder partnership to lay out a cybersecurity framework for medical devices.
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The Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium (MDISS) has launched the first of more than a dozen planned security testing labs for medical devices. The new MDISS World Health Information Security Testing Lab (WHISTL) will focus on vetting complex multi-vendor, multi-device critical-care environments.
Read MoreThe greying of the HTM field—as well as recent biomed program closures—has been a well-documented problem. So, how does the HTM sector ensure a strong pipeline of talent to replace those who are nearing retirement? 24×7 Magazine Chief Editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens explores this issue below.
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