Reflecting on a turning point in his career as a biomed, contributor Scot Copeland urges his fellow BMETs to take charge of the information security components of their hospital medical device systems, just as they have embraced other professional challenges.
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ECRI Institute has issued a free high priority report advising hospitals on proper guidelines for duodenoscope reprocessing to reduce the risk of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). The so-called “superbug” has infected multiple patients at medical centers in the Los Angeles area.
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24×7 interviews A. Ray Dalton, founder, executive chairman, and former CEO of PartsSource, about his latest project (and ninth company), reLink Medical. As Dalton puts it, the new company is a hybrid of Craigslist and eBay for surplus medical equipment.
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On February 25, imaging company Carestream Health announced that Ted Taccardi has been appointed vice president for a new Global Customer Care group that brings together field support, remote, and platform teams that service equipment, software and healthcare IT systems.
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Celebrating its century mark this year, Welch Allyn is expanding into telehealth and continuing to enhance an innovative program for supporting biomeds.
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