Wireless technology in health care represents one of the greatest advances in medical efficiency since analog technology was replaced by digital. It has vast potential to save steps, reduce medical error, and improve patient tracking—but it come
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Contracts, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PACS, Recalls, Ultrasound, X-ray | 0 |
Facility expansions. Equipment trials. Budget constraints. Natural disasters. Patient backlogs. Unlikely members of a club, for sure. But they do have one thing in common: Each is a reason for the surge in popularity of temporary imaging solutions. The new scanner that was ordered has not arrived? A tornado flattened the imaging wing? Too many […]
Read MoreJan 31, 2007 | Patient Safety | 0 |
Sometimes it’s a simple question of knob placement. Other times it’s consideration of the environment where a device is being used. In any case, when more than one-third of Medical Device Reports to the FDA mention errors and approximately
Read MoreThe critical link in most telemedicine systems is the last mile — the final stretch of copper wire between a remote facility and the telephone company’s local central office. Communicating in the world of the Bells requires learning their unique ling
Read MoreThe FDA posted a letter on its Web site Sept 7 announcing a pilot program for third-party inspections of device manufacturers.
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