What if every association in the US chose to become a custodian of a very focused set of information that is important to biomeds? Biomedical expert Patrick Lynch answers this question and more in the latest installment of his popular column, “The LynchPin.”
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RamSoft and Scannerside have teamed up to offer a CT Dose Module that provides real-time radiation dose tracking, reporting, and analytics. This is timely, since recent CT dose regulations in California, Connecticut, and Texas, in addition to increased public attention and regulatory focus on imaging-related radiation exposure, require imaging providers to be even more careful about radiation-dose tracking.
Read MoreFrom the age of 10, Steve Grimes, set his eyes on a career in engineering. Suffice it to say that he made his dreams come true—as Grimes is the 2016 recipient of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s “HTM Leadership Award.“
Read MoreTransition toward patient-centric care demand OEMs to explore successful partnerships with new resources such as investors, consumer electronics firms, ambulance agencies, and individual counseling psychologists, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report. This will help OEMs to sustain channel growth and product premium in established markets, F&S say.
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Starting July 5, the Joint Commission will begin surveying to the 2012 version of the National Fire Protection Association’s 101 Life Safety (LS) Code—a move that follows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) lead. Last month, CMS published “Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities” to amend the fire safety standards for certain Medicaid- and Medicare-participating hospitals. Now, healthcare facilities must follow the 2012 versions of both the LS Code and the NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code referenced in the LS Code.
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