Those of you in the biomedical/clinical engineering field who service sterilizers know that those four little words—”too long in charge”—can make grown men and women cry. The operator sees that error and instantly thinks of how many packs will need to be rewrapped, and how much further it will put the sterile processing department (SPD) […]
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All hype aside, distributed antenna systems offer valuable advantages to hospitals in expanding wireless coverage
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And the Survey Says: Job satisfaction remains high in spite of troubling issues. Despite growing concerns about tightening budgets, increased workloads, and a sometimes exasperating lack of recognition, the overwhelming majority of 24×7 readers like their jobs and would recommend their profession, according to the recently released results of our 2011 Compensation Survey. Figure 1. […]
Read MoreSince graduating in May, Pratyusha Mattegunta has been working on some interesting projects with the medical device plug-n-play (MD PnP) program that works to facilitate the adop
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Recently, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation rebranded the biomed industry with the term “health care technology management.” That nomenclature, specifically “management,” hints at an important part of a biomed’s responsibilities: tracking and maintaining a hospital’s assets, something that presents challenges in a complex and expansive environment like a hospital. In response to […]
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