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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With the cost of hospital medical devices rising rapidly, it’s necessary to know what you have, how it’s being used, and how it’s being maintained. In this article, EQ2 CEO Joe Eichberger delves into the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) market and discusses how CMMS’ can help hospitals manage their assets for results.
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