Conquest Imaging, a supplier ultrasound equipment, has announced that it has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule 65IIA contract by the VA National Acquisition Center.
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“Is the Medical Device Really Ready to Go Back to the Clinical Department?” kicks off TechNation’s 2016 Webinar Wednesday series on Wednesday, January 27.
MD Publishing Vice President Kristin Leavoy said the TechNation Tour is a way for the magazine to continue its support of the HTM/Clinical Engineering industry.
AAMI has been elected to be the lead society for Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET) college program accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). AAMI will now be the professional society that assists in the accreditation of associate and bachelor degree BMET programs.
Our facility is having difficulty retaining staff in our transport and other support areas. I have been asked by my COO if we could create a higher level position; (better pay) for persons that have shown an ability to multitask, or excel in their current job where they do menial tasks such as electrical safety or environmental survey rounds in hosptial rooms for outdated stickers and unsafe conditions.
Let’s start with the basics Electrosurgical units (ESU) use a high-frequency electrical current to cut tissue and control bleeding by causing coagulation. Tissue resistance to the high-density current causes a heating effect which results in tissue destruction. Electrical current is delivered and received through cables and electrodes. The electrodes may be activated by either a hand piece switch or a footswitch. The ESU may use a monopolar or a bipolar mode.
TechNation’s Webinar Wednesday series continues to provide top-notch educational opportunities to HTM professionals around the world. These free sessions have become popular educational tools for biomeds at every level.
BC Biomedical, a unit of BC Group Inernational Inc., has released its newest model of safety analyzer, the SA-2500. The SA-2500 was created to fill the need for a more capable and user-friendly safety analyzer with AC + DC measurement. The new analyzer is a portable, durable instrument and has advanced testing abilities.
AAMI President and CEO Mary Logan announced her plan to retire at the end of this year during the fall AAMI Board of Directors meeting. Her departure will come almost eight years after she took the helm of the association. Logan, only the second president and CEO in AAMI’s 48-year history, said her decision was based on personal and professional reasons.
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.
