By Benjamin Lewis, MBA, CHTM You do not have to look very far to find people investing in staying active. Whether it is a new phone app or wearable device that tracks the number of steps you... Read more

I got my start in the biomedical field maintaining and repairing anesthesia machines right after graduating from college. With eight years of experience, I have worked on just about every ma... Read more

What is a nurse call system? Nurse call is exactly what it sounds like, it is a system designed to allow a patient to call or contact their nurse or the nurse’s station. It is the quick and... Read more

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 cy... Read more

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-densi... Read more

Whatever flavor of technician or service engineer you are, knowing how to conduct a Root Cause Analysis can improve patient safety and build your reputation with key customers. Biomedical te... Read more

Keeping up with the most recent regulatory accreditation and compliance requirements for medical equipment can be a full-time job. In an effort to save on costs, many hospitals assign this a... Read more

Digital technology has had a huge impact on modern life, revolutionizing how we perform simple tasks like taking a photo or watching TV, but perhaps the most significant impact has been its... Read more

I believe it is beneficial to pause and reflect periodically, so that we can appreciate and celebrate our accomplishments and perhaps set some new goals. The topic of this column is to exami... Read more

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specified that there are nearly 1,700 different categories of medical equipment devices. The variety of medical equipment devices is immense and di... Read more