As hospitals are increasingly charged with treating sicker patient populations, patient deterioration often goes unrecognized. Surveillance monitoring, the practice of monitoring patients who have not been identified as being at specific risk, can help increase safety, enhance quality of care, and improve hospital workflow.
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An easy-to-use computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can enhance efficiency in your department by streamlining paperwork and tracking preventive maintenance. But selecting the best fit for your facility can prove challenging. Here are some handy tips for navigating the sea of options.
Read MoreThe FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that increasing reliance on web-based technologies is creating new opportunities for cyber attacks, and these threats apply to a range of medical and other devices—essentially any component or system that “connects to the Internet to automatically send and/or receive data.”
Read MoreSeveral Carestream DRX-1 detectors were installed in an Illinois medical center so it could convert from computed radiography to wireless DR. The AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center installed nine Carestream DRX-1 detectors to achieve rapid image access using existing portable and room-based x-ray systems in its 304-bed facility.
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In 1995, Tom Keefe founded the International Medical Equipment Collaborative out of his family’s garage after a medical mission trip to India made him aware of hospitals’ urgent need for biomedical equipment. Twenty-one years later, IMEC is operating out of a 200,000 square-foot facility in North Andover, Mass, with more than 100 projects in 90 different countries to its credit—and it continues to grow.
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