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Healthcare-Associated Infections: Could We Be Part of the Solution?

Nov 15, 2016 | | 0 |

The Department of Health & Human Services has announced new targets for its National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination, replacing goals established in 2013. The action plan addresses eight measures, including reducing facility-onset Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. But how can clinical engineering professionals be part of the solution?

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HTM Salary Survey 2016: Healthcare’s ‘Unsung’ Heroes Tell All

HTM Salary Survey 2016: Healthcare’s ‘Unsung’ Heroes Tell All

Nov 11, 2016 | | 1 |

In a year marked by change—HTM program closures at DeVry and Brown Mackie College, executive moves at AAMI, and even editorial change-ups at 24×7—one thing remained largely the same: Your salaries. 24×7’s 2015 compensation and job satisfaction survey reported median national salaries of $45,000, $54,000, and $66,000 for BMET 1, BMET 2, and BMET 3 rankings, respectively. One year later, only BMET 2s saw any change in wages.

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Up Front: Navigating the Changes Ahead

Nov 9, 2016 | , , , | 0 |

Chief Editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens wrote this editorial on the eve of the presidential election—an election that has been divisive, heated, and downright dramatic at times. But regardless of which candidate you supported (Spoiler alert: By the time you read this, you will know who the 45th president of the United States is.), one fact remains: The policies endorsed by the next POTUS could have strong implications for the healthcare sector.

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Innovations in CT Technology

Innovations in CT Technology

Nov 6, 2016 | | 1 |

In a report released earlier this year from Frost and Sullivan, the market research firm pointed to the reality that almost four out of five U.S. hospitals have not implemented an efficient paperless approach to radiation dose monitoring. Even so, dose reduction is but one of several key focuses for CT innovation in the year to come, 24×7 associate editor Elaine Sanchez Wilson explains in this informative article.

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A Year in Review: Looking Back at 2016

A Year in Review: Looking Back at 2016

Nov 1, 2016 | | 0 |

Every year around this time, we take a step away from latest news in HTM to recap the events of the previous 12 months. In 2015, you may recall, the spotlight was on the challenges of IT integration and cybersecurity, as well as nagging issues surrounding alarm management. What issues dominated the headlines in 2016? Read on to find out.

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