Baghdad is the capital of the Republic of Iraq and boasts a population of 7.2 million people. The city has faced turmoil since the American withdrawal in 2011 and before.In 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm commenced in January of 1991. Iraqi forces in Kuwait surrendered or left the country by the February 28 cease fire. The Iraqi war began in 2003.
Author: K. Richard Douglas
Corporations often rely on consultants to tell them how to squeeze every last drop of efficiency out of their systems, methodologies and employees. They pay these consultants large fees because an improvement of a percent or two can result in cost savings that more than make up for the expense.
The Energizer Bunny keeps going and going, but not all medical devices, regardless of battery brand, can be as dependable. Batteries have made the list, time and again, of issues that HTM professionals believe require attention. There is the scrutiny of CMS and The Joint Commission as well, that a battery-related incident may invite. As a patient safety issue, getting battery management right is paramount, since a dead battery can ruin somebody’s day.
An online news item posted on the AAMI website planted a seed in the mind of veteran biomed Philip Camillocci. The idea grew and became a mission for the Technical Training Developer-Biomedical for GE Healthcare.
If your customers are saying you’re doing a good job; you’re doing a good job. Who else’s opinion matters more? Companies rise to super success when they get a reputation for superior customer service and others are lost to the winds of time because they ignored this virtue.
Anas Askar, a biomedical engineering technician for Aramark, who works at a hospital in Illinois, is one of those brave souls who has no problem or fear displaying his dance prowess.
Brad Wiley, CBET, exemplifies the best of what biomeds do every day and he was recently recognized for his efforts. Wiley, an imaging engineer technician with Trimedx, works at IndianaTechnation Magazine | Professional of the Month | Brad Wiley, CBET University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana.
The evolution of health care, with more medical devices integrated into networks, has seen many veteran HTM professionals retrain and adopt. This has often involved taking electronics competency and supplementing it with network knowledge.
There it was, under the clear blue skies and 70 degree temperatures at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Arizona; the start of Super Bowl XLIX. With the retractable roof open, the players, fans, national and international media were preparing to watch and participate in the historic event. As the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots took to the field, one HTM student was among the spectators.
Baylor may be a name that many associate with college football, but it is also part of the name of one of the country’s leading health care systems; a system with more than 35,000 employees. Baylor Scott and White Health is made up of 46 hospitals in north and central Texas. The system has a number of clinics and imaging centers as well.
