At the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s recent annual conference, there was a lot of talk about closing the gap between IT and biomed. Certification is a key way to achieve this, Draeger’s IT technical trainer Joe Mitura says, and he shares tips for acing CompTIA’s HIT technician exam here.
Read MoreFrom the age of 10, Steve Grimes, set his eyes on a career in engineering. Suffice it to say that he made his dreams come true—as Grimes is the 2016 recipient of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s “HTM Leadership Award.“
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In September’s cover story, seasoned author Chris Hayhurst shares how one health system manages its equipment—and where it and other facilities may have room for improvement. Don’t miss out on this informative—and timely—article.
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The FDA has scheduled a two-day public workshop to tackle complex questions related to the third-party servicing and refurbishment of medical devices. Titled “Refurbishing, Reconditioning, Rebuilding, Remarketing, Remanufacturing, and Servicing of Medical Devices Performed by Third-Party Entities and Original Equipment Manufacturers,” the workshop is scheduled for October 27-28 at the FDA’s campus in Silver Spring, Md.
Read MoreIt has been 17 years since the Institute of Medicine published the landmark “To Err Is Human.” Among the strategies it recommended to improve safety was implementing voluntary report systems with legally built in confidentiality protections so health care organizations wouldn’t be discouraged from participating. This was hardly a novel idea even then; after all, the Aviation Safety Reporting System has been around since 1976. But what have we really learned since then?
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