Nearly 3,000 alarms: That’s how many notifications just one patient set off in a little over a day while being continuously monitored during a study conducted at the Virtua Health System. When you factor in that nurses can be responsible for four to six patients during the day and seven to 10 during the night shift, it’s no wonder the condition known as “alarm fatigue” has become a serious problem in hospitals.
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As more people who work in biomed retire or creep toward retirement age, filling and retaining such HTM jobs will become more difficult. Some staffing firms are looking for solutions to this growing issue by partnering more closely with educational institutions or focusing on networking to keep the talent pipeline flowing.
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According to a new report, the global market for x-ray detectors is projected to reach $2.89 billion by 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 5.5%. Market research firm MarketsandMarkets reports that growth is mainly driven by factors such as technological advancements, rising geriatric population, government and venture capital funding, rising incidences of orthopedic and cardiovascular procedures, and reimbursement cuts for analog systems.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has issued a guidance document that explains what ransomware is and how to stop it from taking hold of—and ransoming—sensitive data. The July 11 document Ransomware and HIPAA instructs healthcare organizations to identify ransomware threats through risk analysis, establish plans and procedures to defend against those risks, and improve training.
Read MoreSay “engineer.” What person or image comes to mind? Say “technician.” If you see a person, are you imagining a woman or a man? Within engineering and technical professions, men have historically outnumbered women—so, chances are, the person you thought of is male. But it doesn’t have to be that way, maintains Clarice M.L. Holden, supervisor biomedical engineer with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
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