The Joint Commission’s home care accreditation program accredits more than 4,000 organizations, including hospitals. The home care organizations provide home health services, personal care and support services, home infusion (intravenous or IV therapy) and other pharmacy services, durable medical equipment services, and hospice services. The majority of the medical equipment management requirements for home care […]
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If a biomed thinks the downtime for a particular type of equipment in the hospital seems excessive, how can he/she find out if it actually is excessive? If it does turn out to be excessive, how can the department improve this metric? And how will it know that the measures put into place have actually […]
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Along with massive cost-cutting efforts and some layoffs, many facilities are weathering the economic storm by making do with fewer employees—while also casting a hopeful eye toward better days
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Biomeds find that trekking around the globe to repair medical equipment has its challenges—and its rewards
Read MoreAmpronix, Irvine, Calif, has long been witness to, and often the frequent innovator of, the accelerating evolution in the medical imaging industry. CEO Nelson Fathollahi founded the company 27 years ago to provide service on CRT monitors for hospitals and OEMs. Later, the company transitioned to servicing a genuine laundry list of imaging wares, including […]
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