From 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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In Patrick Lynch’s debut column, he discusses the similarities among the approximately 45 biomedical associations across the United States, and what they say about the state of the industry.
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Despite tightening budgets and controversy over patient safety concerns, sales and use of expensive robotic surgical systems are on the rise. Here’s what biomeds need to know about caring for these temperamental systems and positioning themselves for the future.
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