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Author: TechNation Magazine
A community-driven honor, the 2026 Tech Choice Awards are uniquely significant because they are the “people’s choice award” for the HTM community. In a field that requires deep technical expertise and relentless dedication, being recognized by one’s peers and co-workers carries a special weight.
Over the coming year, multiple industry stakeholders will continue contributing perspectives and updates related to the evolving Right to Repair (RTR) discussion.
Picture this: It’s a routine October morning at the office and suddenly you see an alert in your email. It is a security bulletin referencing the RohanRush (RR) load balancer followed by an emergency notice from CISA!
The end of 2025 was a time to reflect on the year and to look ahead to the future. This seems particularly apt as 2026 marks significant developments in HTM.
In healthcare technology management, time is the one resource no leader ever seems to have enough of. Between service escalations, compliance requirements, staffing challenges, vendor issues and customer demands, most HTM leaders spend their days reacting instead of leading.
We work in an environment where the result of not doing our job can lead to patients being injured; a doctor or facility facing a lawsuit; or a facility losing its accreditation and insurance coverage.
Time and time again I hear that it’s who you know, not what you know, that will get you a job. While I don’t completely agree – in a field like HTM, what you know is certainly important – the people that you know may very well be instrumental in helping you get that next job.
For HTM professionals tasked with maintaining increasingly complex systems well beyond their original life cycles, reliable access to specialty parts has never been more essential.
This month, TechNation magazine asked HTM insiders to share their expertise regarding tool kits, cases and carts. These are often overlooked pieces of equipment that can play an important role when it comes to the efficient maintenance and repair of medical devices.

