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Rein in Endoscope Service Costs

Endoscopes are not cheap—not to buy or to repair. Unfortunately, they are also not the sturdiest of instruments. One slight mishap can result in serious and expensive damage. “Endoscopes typically run between $15,000 and $30,000. If anyone handled them incorrectly, the damage could be worth several thousands of dollars,” says Joseph D. Giardina Jr, senior […]

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Stryker Corp Recalls Surgical Navigation Systems

Stryker Corps Instruments division has initiated a Class 1 recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems due to potential failure of the navigation PC SPC-1 component, which can cause the system to freeze, become unresponsive, or

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The Advantages of DQM

Data Quality Management (DQM) is the newest name for a process that has been around for a very long time. DQM is a technique for authenticating, maintaining, and disseminating accurate, comprehensive data vital in medical equipment inventories and for quality control administration. I label DQM as a simple mathematical equation: Garbage in equals garbage out. […]

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