AAMIBlog

When our clinical colleagues ask us, “How do I know that all of my equipment is safe to use on my patients,” and we answer with, “Well, all of our PMs are always done on time,” is that really the most reassuring response? Wouldn’t it be better if our response was more like the following? “Well, there […]

Edward Kohut,  manager of training at DITEC, Inc., died at the age of 58 last month, succumbing to injuries he sustained in a fall. His loss has been deeply felt by the team at DITEC and associates around the country. DITEC President and co-founder Manny Roman had this to say about his friend: “Ed was […]

Like many departments, the Clinical Engineering Department at Boston Medical Center strives to be closely integrated into the clinical arena. Normally, this is done through things such as cross-functional projects, device training, committees, and rounds. Through these activities, we feel very much a part of the clinical team. We now have a secret weapon that […]

Are you preparing your technicians for advancement? How do you manage your techs to ensure each one has a fair shot at promotion or advancement within the field? If you’ve been in the field for any substantial amount of time, and worked in management positions, you already know there are the rare few who really […]

A few years ago, I attended a workshop that included people doing research in safety cases and professionals considering adopting them in their fields. Many of the latter worked for U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration. We had been asked to make short […]

Anyone who knows me well,  knows that I am a big advocate for women doing any job, anywhere–and I have felt this way for about 50+ years.  Yeah,  I was about 13 when the girl next door showed me how to throw a football correctly.  Talk about an eye-opener. Having  had a small number of […]

I attended the recent Institute of Industrial Engineers’ Great Lakes 2013 Conference at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Traditionally industrial engineers (IEs) are employed in manufacturing industries to improve the output and efficiency of the production plant. During this conference, experts talked about the healthcare system as a nontraditional career track for […]

Over two days at the Medical Device Connectivity Conference, there were discussions and presentations that centered on  challenges with the infrastructure, such as wireless, managing implementations, the convergence of technologies, and the challenges associated with the ownership or stewardship of technologies between clinical engineering and IT. It seems to me there were a few common […]

Imagine for a moment that your mother, your brother, or your child is very ill and in the hospital. Then a deadly storm strikes—and you learn through the local media that the storm has compromised the safety of the hospital, and that its patients are being evacuated to other hospitals in the area. Only you […]

I recently participated in an event hosted by AAMI called Future Forum II. As I sat in the sessions and informal after-work discussions, I often experienced moments of amazement that I had been invited. Several times I looked around and saw individuals who have been part of the healthcare technology landscape (HTM) landscape for as […]