Medical Device Integration: Challenges and Opportunities
The obvious solution to medical device integration—close collaboration between the IT and biomedical departments—is not as simple as it sounds.
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AAMI Fosters Connections with New Online Community
Members of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation have a new way to connect with their peers, thanks to a new online forum that has just been unveiled. AAMI Connect features topic-specific communities designed to enhance the user experience.
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Joint Commission Announces 2014 Eisenberg Award Recipients
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) have announced the 2014 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, which will be presented March 23 at the NQF Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
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AAMI Publishes EQ89 Equipment Maintenance Standard
A new ANSI/AAMI standard published on February 26, EQ89:2015, “Guidance for the use of medical equipment maintenance strategies and procedures,” offers advice on the best approaches to optimizing medical equipment maintenance.
Read MoreHow the Medical Equipment Management Landscape Will Change in 2015
To help hospitals ensure timely compliance with new preventive maintenance requirements, authors Stephen Grimes and Jillyan Morano offer 10 recommended steps for implementation and a case study from one New England healthcare system.
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