Editor’s note: An earlier version of this blog post appeared in the Sept/Oct 2016 issue of BI&T. In December of last year, I passed the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Board of Governors Exam and […]
“If you find a job you love, you will never work a day in your life.” This is a quote that I have thought about since I heard it for the first time from a […]
Recently, I was talking with a colleague and mentioned that a new role he was considering with another organization was indeed a great opportunity, but that it may be wise to temper his expectations. Since […]
When I left the clinical engineering field to become an educator, I didn’t foresee my career path as a “connector” of healthcare technology management (HTM) and higher education. But the change has allowed me to […]
Note: This post appeared in abbreviated form as the Final Word article in the January/February 2019 issue of BI&T. During my time at AAMI, I have noticed a lot of confusion surrounding the term “healthcare […]
A few years ago, I semi-retired as the manager of a clinical engineering department in a large teaching hospital in California. When the subsequent manager retired this past summer, I became the interim manager during […]
In my previous blog post, I wrote about how the continual focus on measuring and reporting on the number of scheduled inspections (preventive maintenance, or PMs) is a “sacred cow” that needs to be put […]
