The AAMI Foundation is currently assembling a group of experts to serve on the National Coalition to Promote the Safe Use of Complex Healthcare Technology, which will host its kickoff meeting in Annapolis, Md, from April 12-13. With this initiative, the foundation seeks to build a repository of best practices to guide the procurement and use of medical devices and healthcare technology.
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In 2009, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recognized the growing problem of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and released the National Action Plan to Prevent HAIs: Roadmap to Elimination. In this article, 24×7 correspondent Phyllis Hanlon reveals how HTM professionals are stepping up to the plate and taking a significant role in the fight against HAIs. Don’t miss out.
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Just over a year ago, a rule from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission made it a requirement for hospitals to clean and perform electrical leakage tests on all transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducers between each procedure, in order to receive accreditation from the body. In this article, 24×7 associate editor Elaine Sanchez Wilson explains why TEE transducer testing involves more than just compliance, however.
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Arterys has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Arterys Cardio DL application. This technology provides automated, editable ventricle segmentations based on conventional cardiac MRI images that are similar to segmentations performed manually by experienced physicians.
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Where does one begin when looking to further their in-house service capabilities in a bid to improve financial and operational performance? Jim Salmons, vice president of multi-vendor services at Philips Healthcare, shares the do’s and don’ts of expanding and taking services in-house in this informative article.
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