The Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly ubiquitous in our everyday lives. By some estimates, the IoT in healthcare will grow from a market size of $60 billion in 2014 to […]
There are few careers that can build leadership and teamwork, directly impact patient care, expand technical knowledge, improve medical systems, and bring value to a medical facility quite like biomedical engineering. The field has grown […]
My life-long journey in healthcare technology management (HTM) began more than four decades ago. I had just graduated from technical school and ran across an advertisement from a local hospital for an electronics technician. I […]
Clinical engineers (CEs) and biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) are not the same, though they are two sides of the same coin. It is important for healthcare delivery organizations to understand the difference between these professions. […]
That sounds very simple, but it is also very difficult to do. As a new manager, I had always wondered what makes one candidate stand out and another not make the grade. They may have […]
If you could go back to your early days as a biomedical equipment technician or clinical engineer, would you? For me, at one level, the answer is an obvious “yes.” If I hadn’t worked on […]
When the WannaCry malware outbreak hit in May 2017, some of the first reports came out of the United Kingdom, where hospitals were impacted and some medical devices were implicated. Analysis of the malware quickly […]
