Did you make it to San Antonio, Tex, at the end of June for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) 2011 Conference & Expo? San Antonio, home of the Alamo, hosted the event just steps from its fa
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Robert Hijazi Several hospitals around the world are integrating medical devices into their wireless networks. The benefit is to improve the effectiveness of data transfer and the dependability of the equipment. In January 2011, I read an article that mentioned the involvement of the FDA with hospital networking. This article made me curious about what […]
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Given the various challenges facing existing, successful local and regional clinical/biomedical associations, starting a new society from scratch seems like a daunting task. Challenges abound, such as building a membership—and keeping them involved—producing a Web site, securing financial and other resources, and creating educational opportunities. In the case of the nascent Armed Forces Biomedical Society […]
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Ultrasound probe repair; clamp meter; electrosurgery analyzer; and temperature, humidity sensor tags
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This is a continuation of the previous article on personnel management/supervision that appeared in the May 2011 issue of 24×7. The May article discussed orientation, training, and continuing education. In this article we will discuss compensatio
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