Several system-wide expansions and two mergers have enabled Alan R. Barton, CBET, and his clinical engineering team at Arnot Ogden Health System to expand the department and its scope of services.
Read MoreThe ECRI Institute’s 2014 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards identifies alarm fatigue among the top dangers in a healthcare setting. Risks to pediatric patients from adult technologies and CT radiation exposure also make the list.
Read MoreA new wireless fall management system from RF Technologies, Brookfield, Wis, features an adjustable-volume alarm. If the volume is at the minimum setting, all alarms at the unit will be silent, helping reduce noise levels and alarm fatigue.
Read MoreSpeaking at the annual symposium of the North Carolina Biomedical Association, James Welch, CCE, told his audience of biomeds that clinical alarm management must be adopted as a priority by the highest levels of hospital administration.
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Each year, AAMI honors one person as the HTM Leader of the Year in recognition of individual excellence, achievement, and leadership. 24×7 speaks with the 2013 winner, Karen Waninger, about how the HTM profession can work today for a better tomorrow.
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