Don Armstrong: How Are You?
Happy HTM Week! I have one question for you: How are you? Wow is that a loaded question! But I mean this with all sincerity. It has been just over a year and a half […]
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Matt Baretich: Old Dog, New Tricks
We’re moving to Canada this summer! My wife, Denise, is a public health nurse, and we both want to experience working in a country that regards healthcare as a right. There are a few steps […]
Donna Marie Dyer: Women, See Yourself in HTM
Last year, I celebrated my 50th birthday. This milestone had me reflecting on the paths I’ve chosen in my life my career, and the healthcare technology management (HTM) industry. One of the more notable forks […]
Priyanka Upendra: Taking Care of Your Teams (and Yourself) During Challenging Times
This year has brought challenges that we never expected would happen. The changing environments and the speed of change has taken us to new levels of perseverance and resilience. Our workloads, dedication to our family […]
Gavin Stern: A Year of Change
The year 2020 has tested us all. For the different health technology fields, the year will forever be remembered as one dominated by COVID-19. There’s no way to describe the virus as anything other than […]
Mary Ann Drosnock: New Amendments and TIR Coming for ANSI/AAMI ST79
As we all know, the typical standards revision cycle for updating documents can take quite a long time. One very well-known standard, ANSI/AAMI ST79: Comprehensive Guide to Steam Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in Health Care […]
Axel Wirth: Ransomware-Linked Death Hits Close to Home
By now, I assume that everybody has heard of the cybersecurity incident at the University Clinic in Düsseldorf, Germany, where a ransomware attack crippled the IT system, requiring the diversion of an emergency patient to […]
Danielle McGeary: What Brings Us Together in These Tough Times
I want to share a personal story about an encounter I had early in my career, retold recently to the University of Connecticut’s Academy of Distinguished Engineers. I vividly remember a call I received 10 […]
Don Armstrong: Be Like Mike
Like a lot of you, I have spent quite a bit of time watching shows during the COVID-19 pandemic. I recently watched The Last Dance series on ESPN, which profiled the domination and greatness of […]
William Hyman: Do ‘Safety Platitudes’ Increase Safety?
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 […]
