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Author: TechNation Magazine
Right to Repair, as you might know, got its start in the auto industry. Back in 2012, Massachusetts passed a ballot initiative that required car makers to provide repair materials to consumers and independent mechanics. This law got the movement started, and served as the initial legislative template for devices ranging from dialysis machines to smartphones.
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The Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jointly released a guide to help the public and private health care sectors align their cybersecurity programs with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
The title of this article may sound like the old Internet meme, “ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.” from the opening cutscene of the popular video game Zero Wing and may or may not be a hard thing to hear, but it is true – all technologies can become a legacy technology devoid of any future updates and cannot be reasonably protected against current cyber threats.
Regardless of which regulatory body you subscribe to, the requirement for PM completion rate is 100% for high and non-high-risk equipment. While one could argue the application of the word “rate,” we will presume the intention is to close an open PM during the month due.
With the rise of networked medical devices and the increasing importance of data-driven health care, the lines between clinical engineering and IT are becoming increasingly blurred.
Changes in the supply chain, or supply chain disruptions, can happen at any time, but the COVID-19 pandemic set off a domino-effect series of shortages and delays that impacted financial, reputation and clinical outcomes.
MD Publishing, the parent company of TechNation and MD Expo, is bringing back HTM Mixers! Biomeds should mark their calendars for May 11-12, 2023, to attend the next HTM Mixer at the Turf Valley Resort in Baltimore, Maryland. It is supported by the Baltimore Medical Engineers and Technicians Society (BMETS).
There is a vast array of medical test equipment in use today, but some are incapable of performing all of the required tests.
