Every year around this time, we take a step away from latest news in HTM to recap the events of the previous 12 months. In 2015, you may recall, the spotlight was on the challenges of IT integration and cybersecurity, as well as nagging issues surrounding alarm management. What issues dominated the headlines in 2016? Read on to find out.
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The happiest place on earth will provide the perfect backdrop for the annual 2016 Florida Biomedical Society (FBS) symposium, which takes place from December 8-10 at Walt Disney World’s Yacht Club Resort. Over the three-day period, members of the FBS and their vendor partners will congregate in sunny Orlando, Fla., to discuss the latest happenings in the healthcare technology management sector.
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If everyone who works in the health care industry takes responsibility for alerting clinicians, as well as institutional and government authorities, of recurrent, unsafe acts and intentional violations, the amount of patient injuries and medical equipment-related deaths can be significantly reduced, industry expert Binseng Wang posits. Like the Department of Homeland Security advises in its famous slogan: “If you see something, say something.”
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On October 21, hackers took control of connected devices to bring down major websites, such as Amazon, Twitter, Netflix, and PayPal. Experts say this is the first time such an attack has originated from the so-called Internet of Things, and it exposes the vulnerability of our digital infrastructure, according to an AAMI report. For once in recent months, however, hackers seemed to have left the health care industry unscathed.
Read MoreOnce 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?
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