There are some who may think the only difference between a “vendor” or a “supplier” is the use of the word. Others may think, “how does this apply to an in-house healthcare technology management (HTM) […]
Historically, every hospital has always had a written medical equipment management plan (MEMP), which is used to define and outline the organization’s responsibility and actions they take to properly acquire, utilize, and maintain the equipment […]
The interview is a key tool to both job applicants and employers to assess probable success in an open position at a company or hospital. Due to the scarcity of candidates for some positions, and […]
When you think about a biomedical engineering manager, the first thing that comes to mind may not be a woman who, three years ago, was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. But I’m here […]
Sometimes, there can be a gap between safety efforts and the actual achievement of measurable safety. That may arise because official safety efforts are not addressing real problems, the safety efforts are not effective, or […]
A recent post on AAMIBlog asked the question, “Will Unique Device Identifiers Live Up to the Hype?” As a self-proclaimed UDI enthusiast, I would argue that, while the UDI program isn’t perfect, it is a […]
Editor’s note: A truncated version of this blog post will appear as the Final Word article in the July/August 2018 issue of BI&T. Before starting clinical practice, most physicians take the Hippocratic Oath, whereby they […]
