Centrifuges are one of the low-level lab equipment items that fall under a biomed’s purview. Biomeds have traditionally found clinical laboratories intimidating places—a view justified by the large amount of biohazardous materials, technical scientific jargon, and sophisticated pieces of equipment. But just as gloves and goggles can offer physical protection, education and knowledge provide a […]
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Smart users of CEMS find new applications for data that can enhance service
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Not satisfied with the status quo, the Community Health team took on the state to create a better way
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Ismael Cordero There is a movement in the United States toward consumer-driven health care—health plans in which individuals have a personal health account from which they pay medical expenses directly. An anticipated important by-product of consumer-driven health care is that the quality of health care will improve and its cost will decrease as patients begin […]
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Our article in the November issue of 24×7 presented a case report of a system failure that illustrates a growing concern—the hazards associated with the integration of biomedical technologies into information systems. We described how an ECG archiving system crash—possibly initiated by a virus attack and exacerbated by several organizational and technical vulnerabilities-propagated into a […]
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