Thanks to a National Institutes of Health grant, the Fetal Cardiovascular Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Maternal-Fetal Medicine is using Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Aplio 500 Platinum ultrasound systems to study placental function. Key areas of research include the microvascularization of the placenta, placental tissue elasticity, and placental calcification content.
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The spread of ultrasound technology into point-of-care devices has brought cost-effective, high-quality imaging and color flow to virtually all points of the globe. But with this major technological change comes rethinking how to properly care for and test the performance of smartphone-based ultrasound devices.
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Since William Hyman published his report on the Food and Drug Administration’s call for comments regarding repair and refurbishment of medical equipment by OEMs and third parties, 24×7 readers have had a lot to say.
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Purchasing today’s medical technology involves much more than just finding the best price. You must implement a total systems approach to facilitate organizational goals and achieve a return on investment. That starts with identifying key stakeholders and getting an accurate picture of expenses through both capital and operational costs.
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Efforts are currently underway in at least four states—Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, and New York—to pass right to repair legislation. According to The Repair Association, the most promising avenue for reform seems to be a legislative approach at the state level, with the hope that if one state falls in line, a national agreement will follow.
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