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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For effective communication, you must commit time and energy to paying attention to what the other person is saying. This is a continuation of the previous article on Personnel Management/Supervision that appeared in the September 2011
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Computers influenced many industries in the mid-20th century, and health care was no exception. Advances in computing technology over the last 60 years has allowed for significant improvements in the way patients are treated and facilities are managed. With the advent of global computer networking in the 1970s, a new era in medical information accessibility […]
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