The biomedical engineering profession is undergoing change these days. And part of that change involves collaboration to strengthen each organization, enhance professional development, and provide more opportunities for career advancement. South Carolina and Georgia house two professional associations that are taking the message of collaboration to heart.
Read More
To ensure imaging systems are operating safely and at optimum performance with appropriate and preventative maintenance, Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced a customized PM Only service agreement to customers.
Read More
In healthcare, leadership’s failure to create an effective safety culture is a contributing factor to many types of adverse events, according to a new Sentinel Event Alert issued by The Joint Commission. The alert provides actions and resources to help healthcare organizations establish and continuously improve upon key components of safety culture.
Read More
CMS is requiring all medical equipment—including devices classified as “non-critical” in the alternative equipment management program—to have a 100% scheduled maintenance completion rate. But, suppose you were the parent of a school-aged child: Would you be more impressed if your child achieved perfect attendance or received all As? Binseng Wang raises that question and more here.
Read More
HTM expert Patrick Lynch has compiled 10 reasons why he believes the industry needs a national HTM organization—one that is chapter-based, so that the local and state associations can merge under a national umbrella. That way, he says, biomeds can flex their collective muscle to really get something done, “instead of just meeting locally to complain about it.”
Read More