Wireless medical devices and other technologies are improving the way physicians give care and how patients receive it, but to ensure the safe and effective delivery of healthcare services, biomeds and clinical engineers must approach the wireless transition with care.
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Patient safety forms a sprawling landscape of far-reaching issues that touch on dozens of potential dangers leading to adverse events. The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) addresses just three of them: alarm fatigue, blood clots or venous thromboembolism (VTE), and patient monitoring.
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Biomed Technologies has thrived since Keith Kimble founded the New Jersey–based ISO in 1988. The secret, according to Kimble? Customer service, realistic expectations, and a lot of hard work.
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In a survey completed last month, author Joe Mandell sought to discover how HTM professionals are learning to perform scheduled service and repairs on new medical equipment and to assess the effectiveness of any training. The trends he uncovered are worrisome.
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In the campaign to increase the integration of medical devices into hospital networks, infusion pumps are on the front lines. They are growing ever smarter as manufacturers improve their interoperability.
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