The Council for Quality Respiratory Care—a coalition of oxygen therapy providers and manufacturers—commended lawmakers in the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee for reviewing legislation to improve the Medicare program, including the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act.
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In Patrick Lynch’s debut column, he discusses the similarities among the approximately 45 biomedical associations across the United States, and what they say about the state of the industry.
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Despite tightening budgets and controversy over patient safety concerns, sales and use of expensive robotic surgical systems are on the rise. Here’s what biomeds need to know about caring for these temperamental systems and positioning themselves for the future.
Read MoreThe healthcare technology management field may have lagged behind other sectors like aviation in adopting reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), but it’s not too late for biomeds to shift their approach to medical equipment management, Malcolm Ridgway said in his AAMI 2016 address. Last October, Ridgway and other AAMI leaders launched the RCM Project, which aimed to “disseminate clear, relevant information” about the maintenance strategy and create a community-wide database.
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Carti Cancer Center in Little Rock, Ark, has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Infinix 4D CT system, making it the first healthcare facility in the United States to do so. The Infinix 4D, which amalgamates Toshiba’s Infinix-i angiography system with its Aquilion One Vision Edition CT system, helps clinicians improve visualization and workflow.
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