Security experts have billed 2015 as the “year of the health care hack” with increasing numbers of medical systems being attacked by cybercriminals targeting valuable personal data. While cybersecurity is commonly associated with software attacks, the health care sector is finding that the hardware it’s employing to improve patient care is creating backdoors for the criminal element.
Author: TechNation Magazine
Every year hospitals are blindsided and patients are harmed by unexpected health technology hazards. Medical technology is intended to improve patient care, but even the best of technology – if configured, used, or maintained improperly – can lead to problems. To help hospitals prioritize technology safety efforts that warrant their attention and to reduce risks to patients, ECRI Institute publishes an annual list of top 10 health technology hazards.
When an IV pump or other piece of mobile equipment is recalled or due for preventive maintenance, the hardest part of your job is finding it. How much time do you spend searching the whole hospital looking for those secret hiding places where nurses stash equipment?
Many techs that I have met or know are outstanding at technical skills and learn new technical skills easily. Most of them like to go to manufacturer training or some other kind of technical training class so they can improve their proficiency on different types of equipment. However, I have noticed the biggest thing that many BMETs struggle with is communication and customer interaction.
I’ve been doing some work lately that has caused me to begin to question the wisdom of traditional Biomeds moving into imaging service. You see, when we were trained to repair the general biomed equipment (monitors, infusion pumps, incubators, etc.), we had simulators which created known and precise inputs. We then could measure the outputs, which had to be just as exact and precise (within specified tolerances).
Q: What do you love about being a biomed? A: The opportunity to continually learn, the…
I have been contracted by a national association of medical service and equipment providers to be their Association Business Operations Manager. I am lovingly called the ABOM. Since the members are all over the U.S. and I am in Las Vegas, most of our communication is by email.
The 2015 TechNation Webinar Wednesday series closed the year with the informative “RTLS – An Overview” sponsored by Renovo Solutions and Sonitor Technologies. The webinar was popular with 135 attendees to put the total number of attendees for the year at 4,205.
