On January 10, the FDA announced that that Covidien’s Puritan Bennett 840 Series Ventilator has been recalled due to a software problem. The agency issued the Class 1 recall because a software error could set off an alarm and disable the ventilator.
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The clinical engineering team at St Thomas Health in Nashville, Tenn, has a long tradition of customer service training. Now the team has a new tool to extend and intensify that training: A series of videos focused on situational teaching.
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GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wisc, is hoping to usher in the next revolution in the delivery of medical care – that of the anticipated Internet of Things, aka the Industrial Internet. The end goal is the elimination of unplanned downtime for equipment.
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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 Joint Commission has released a new National Patient Safety Goal to deal with alarm systems starting January 1, 2014. Phase 1 begins January 1, 2014, and addresses awareness of potential risks, while Phase 2 establishes safety requirements.
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