Jan 31, 2007 | Certification | 0 |
According to the US Department of Labor, there are only about 29,000 workers who are labeled as “medical equipment repairers,” with growth expected to be approximately 14,000 over the next 10 years. This statistic for the number of workers, given the quantity of medical devices and systems, was much lower than I expected. Part of […]
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Marketing, Preventive Maintenance, Software | 0 |
Celebrating 30 years in business, Respironics, Murrysville, Pa, specializes in noninvasive ventilation technology and sleep equipment. The company’s critical care services division won the M2M Value Chain Award in the health care category in June 2006; and in December, Axeda Corp presented Respironics with the inaugural Remote Service Leadership Award. Selected by peers at the […]
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | PACS, Ultrasound | 0 |
The three founders of Topline Medical each brought with them decades of experience in the critical care equipment field when they opened their doors in 1998. Vice President and Cofounder Owen LaRue worked at a regional distributor for Narco Medical Services when he realized that opportunities in remarketing critical care equipment were worth a serious […]
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Anesthesia, PACS, Recalls | 0 |
In the June 2006 issue of 24×7, Ray Zambuto and I explained the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) and IHE patient care device domain activities. While it has made huge progress each year, the IHE program—formally started in 1998—has not yet become the “standard of care” for health care providers or manufacturers because there are […]
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Anesthesia | 0 |
Today’s surgical units and intensive care units (ICUs) are equipped with a dizzying array of physiological monitors designed to constantly monitor heart rate and rhythm, breathing, blood pressure, body-fluid balance, body temperature, and consciousness levels. Since these devices are essential in assisting medical personnel in making critical life-and-death decisions, it is imperative that they are […]
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