U.S. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, has revealed that the FDA is taking steps to enhance and modernize its approach to medical device safety and innovation. Such steps are outlined in the agency’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health, which was released on Tuesday, April 17.
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Recent analysis from market research firm ReportBuyer has explored cybersecurity products and services that are currently available for protecting Internet-connected devices against cybercriminals, and the likely evolution of novel platforms in the mid- to long-term.
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In this article, Ramon Pagansantiago, chief of the Honolulu-based Tripler Army Medical Center’s equipment management branch, sits down with 24×7 Magazine to discuss how the hospital’s location is both an advantage and a challenge from a device management perspective and how his team embodies “Ohana”—the Hawaiian word for “family.”
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Today’s HTM professionals might look at annual conferences as simply a means to connect with their peers, make new acquaintances, and share their experiences in the field. But in addition to networking opportunities, a good portion of AAMI’s upcoming Conference & Expo will also focus on education.
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Every hospital system has numerous protocols in place to eliminate the risk of patients contracting a healthcare-associated infection. Yet, despite healthcare entities’ best infection prevention efforts, one area of a hospital requires more time and attention: flexible endoscope reprocessing.
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