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Rob Jensen: Taking a Side in the Debate over Medical Device Service

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 10, 2017November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare Technology Management

This year, we’ve seen an even hotter-than-usual debate about the servicing of medical devices and healthcare technology, thanks in part to calls for new standards, a congressional mandate for an FDA report on the subject, […]

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William Hyman: Can the FDA Solve the Service Manual Problem?

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017
  • Healthcare Technology Management

The latest addition to the long-running battle over adequate access to service manuals for medical devices is The Joint Commission’s (TJC) announcement, via George Mills, at the recent AAMI Annual Conference that starting in January […]

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Matt Baretich: Seize the Day with New TJC Requirements

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on January 23, 2017November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare Technology Management

By now, nearly everyone in the HTM community is aware of the substantial and unexpected changes in Joint Commission requirements for on-schedule completion of scheduled maintenance. I won’t go into the details here because recent […]

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Donald Armstrong: Remember Your Purpose

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on June 20, 2016November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare Technology Management

Earlier this month, I returned home from another fantastic AAMI conference in Tampa, FL.  I was inspired by many new topics and further educated on several of the familiar subjects we cover from year to […]

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Alan Lipschultz: Pay Close Attention to TJC’s Imaging Requirements

  • by jpassut
  • Posted on June 15, 2015November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare Technology Management

I’ve recently returned from the AAMI Annual Meeting in Denver—an excellent meeting for educational content and networking opportunities. Andrea Browne, a radiation physicist and recent addition to The Joint Commission (TJC) staff, gave an excellent […]

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Mary Logan: Humidity in the OR and the Value of Systems Engineering

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on August 4, 2014November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

AAMI has been talking about the need for systems engineering in healthcare for several years, ever since we published an article about it in 2010 by Ray Zambuto and Stephen Grimes, followed by a BI&T […]

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Malcolm Ridgway: CMS and Preventive Maintenance

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on February 28, 2012November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare Technology Management

The controversy generated by the Dec. 2, 2011 “clarification” memo from CMS to the state survey agency directors has made me stop and think about just what kind of a job we, as a professional […]

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