One of the many wonderful surprises during this year’s AAMI Exchange was when I met and became friends with a fellow BMET who was attending from the Philippines. During our conversation, it became very clear that […]
Fourteen years after the passage of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, one of the provisions of that law, the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) is now upon us. The question is, will […]
You are having surgery. It’s relatively minor, hoping to relieve the leg pain you have while walking. After the procedure is done, the surgeon tells you everything went well expects you will soon experience relief […]
I’ve been involved in clinical engineering nearly 45 years, and I remain as enthusiastic as ever about our industry. I am enthused because I see the potential for technological advances to greatly improve the quality […]
When I look back on how I became a biomedical engineer for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), it can seem like I haphazardly fell into the role. But in writing my story, the pieces […]
Human factors generally focuses on the usability of a single medical device, addressing whether or not the device can be expected to be used safely and efficiently by real users in the real environment of […]
As graduation season is upon us, I want to sincerely congratulate everyone who is graduating from a healthcare technology management (HTM) or other academic program this spring! You all should be proud of yourselves. Having […]
