Advocacy Group Renews Push for Medical Right to Repair
US PIRG is surveying HTM professionals to document how repair restrictions affect patient care, downtime, and costs.
US PIRG is surveying HTM professionals to document how repair restrictions affect patient care, downtime, and costs.
Nearly half of reviewed products lacked accessible repair manuals, and 44% had no spare parts available, according to a new report from US PIRG.
The International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers is calling for stronger legal protections to uphold hospitals’ ability to repair—and choose who repairs—their own medical devices.
In this case study, learn how one Georgia health network tasked an independent service organization with improving women’s imaging equipment uptime while slashing costs.
In what could be viewed as a controversial stance in the HTM field, AdvaMed submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), expressing concern at a proposed rule-making in favor of national “right to repair” standard. Their opponents hold a vastly different view.