Starting in January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin reducing reimbursement rates for CT scans performed on equipment that doesn’t meet a standard known as NEMA XR 29-2013, aimed at reducing patient dose. As many as one third of hospital outpatient CT scanners may need to be replaced, according to The Joint Commission.
Read MoreThemed “Healthcare Technology at the Crossroads,” the annual meeting of the Clinical Engineering Association of Illinois (CEAI) will be held August 19–20, 2015 at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
Read MoreAAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills’ annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.
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The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) announced on June 5 that its annual conference in Denver last weekend had registered 2,032 attendees, a new record for the event. If you weren’t one of those attendees, 24×7 offers this convenient review of the show.
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AAMI has announced that the biomedical department at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has won its annual HTM Week celebration contest. The team, led by director Kelley Harris, received a note from George Mills recognizing its efforts.
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