We have all heard, “The customer is always right,” and, depending on the age of the hearer, this little phrase is either the foundation of customer service or an old bromide of a bygone era. Is this smart business, or is it obsolete? David
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Curbell Inc, Orchard Park, NY, first got its start in the early 1960s as a designer and developer of patient controls, called pillow speakers, for operating television sets in hospital patient rooms. Subsequent product offerings include its biomedical product line with its recent offering of its own line of ECG cables and lead wires sold […]
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Biomeds interested in starting their own regional association have a tough, yet rewarding road ahead of them. Founding a lasting organization requires creativity, planning, and most importantly, a motivated team. Taking it one step at a time, prospective members should first call an areawide meeting to scope out whether there is enough local support to […]
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Contrary to popular belief, electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs) are not interchangeable terms referring to the same concept. Rather, they represent different systems with different aims. EMRs are owned by the health care institution and are the legal record of the patient’s experience. EHRs contain data from EMRs but are owned […]
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As hospitals carefully count every dollar spent on capital equipment purchases, a biomed’s contribution to the process is as important as ever
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