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A Way Forward: Meeting the Top 10 Challenges in HTM

A Way Forward: Meeting the Top 10 Challenges in HTM

Dec 7, 2015 | , , , , , , | 3 |

Ask ten different biomeds what’s most challenging about their job, and chances are you’ll end up with ten different answers. 24×7 asked three industry veterans for their expert opinions on the most important issues facing the healthcare technology management field, and then boiled down their thoughts to arrive at a “top 10.” Among their responses? Ensuring supportability, creating actionable data, and increasing training in “systems thinking.”

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Trends in Technology

Trends in Technology

Nov 6, 2015 | , , , , | 1 |

New tools are emerging in the healthcare space that are so full of potential, it’s anyone’s guess what their impact may be. Some of these trends may prove to be fleeting, or merely a stepping stone to something else, but others may ultimately transform the entire industry.

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High-Risk Doesn’t Mean High Maintenance

High-Risk Doesn’t Mean High Maintenance

Oct 12, 2015 | | 8 |

The clinical engineering community has been indoctrinated to believe there is a strong relationship between “high-risk” equipment and its need for so-called “preventive” maintenance. However, the fact that a particular piece of equipment could cause severe harm to a patient does not mean it also poses high risk if its failure probability is low.

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