Sponsored by Avante Health Solutions By Mai Sumlut and Melissa Taylor What makes the GE Dash Series monitors stand out? The GE Dash series of monitors are lightweight, ergonomic, and durable, and can be used wherever a reliable patient monitor is needed. The Dash series’ smart battery management system incorporates up to two batteries per unit, each with a run time of 4-5 hours, and have a recharge time of 2-4 hours either internally or on a charger. The batteries can be changed one at a time without loss of function, which helps the operator maintain monitoring continuity. Network options…
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Sponsored by Agiliti By Tim Moss Biomed engineers are caught in the middle of two interesting and accelerating trends in the U.S. health care market. On one hand, emerging technologies like bioprinting, artificial intelligence, machine learning and wearables are creating new challenges for biomed teams. Clinical engineering departments are being pulled into strategic planning discussions about which technologies to acquire – and when and how to deploy them. Whether or not they’re included in strategic decision-making, biomed teams must handle the challenges and considerations of those new technologies – ranging from Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and network security to…
If you could reduce the number of maintenance checks and assessments required for your clinical devices then you would obviously save time, effort and the associated technician labor. Alternative Equipment Maintenance (AEM) schedules can make this possible and can drive considerable cost savings for Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) teams. But how do you make AEM scheduling a reality and get your modified maintenance schedules approved by The Joint Commission? Therein lies the rub. You need a smart, modernized CMMS solution to help you validate and manage the entire process, and to pass a TJC audit. Following is an overview of…
By Ted Lucidi, CBET Do you know what’s NOT covered under warranty and contract on your MRI? More importantly, do you know how you’ll address it? Warranties and service contracts provide us with a sense of security that sometimes can be misleading. It’s easy to think that because we have a warranty or contract in place, our MRIs are covered no matter what happens, and we’ll be back up and running in short order. However, what many of us might not know is that warranties and contracts are very different from insurance. You’re only protected under certain circumstances and you’re…
By Ted Lucidi Our last two columns have provided some technical information on the differences between traditional ultrasound probes and newer live-3D volumetric probes, specifically cardiac probes such as the Philips S5-1 and X5-1. We highlighted that, over time, cardiac probes begin to exhibit intermittent performance issues due to a breakdown of one or more wires in the wiring harness and that they intermittently present as static in CW Doppler mode, flashes of color in color Doppler mode and dropout in B-mode. We also discussed that if a poor, intermittent, compromised or questionable connection results on one or more of…
Sponsored by Summit Imaging Summit Imaging® is a technology-enabled ultrasound and mammography imaging equipment service business. We provide our customers with the highest quality repair services and replacement parts so they can remain focused on their primary job of delivering excellent patient care. Since 2006, Summit has leveraged a unique combination of sophisticated component-level repair capabilities, software development skills and an exceptionally customer-focused team to meet the needs of our customers and their patients. Our products and services help Healthcare Technology Managers (HTMs) increase equipment uptime at their facilities at a significant savings compared to other options. Summit truly values…
The following Medigate white paper details how recent breakthroughs in clinically-focused endpoint visibility are providing health systems the confidence they need to finally pursue the benefits of comprehensive segmentation, albeit in bite-sized logical steps.
SPONSORED BY CYNERIO Cynerio is a medical-first cybersecurity platform that works directly with healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) to secure clinical ecosystems so they can focus on what’s most important: patient care. Thanks to connected medical devices, healthcare management and delivery of patient care is easier today than ever. However, despite the advances in automation and convenience these devices afford, lower costs and patient access to self-care products, Internet of Things’ (IoT) gains in health care expose clinical ecosystems to cyber threats. Cynerio delivers robust medical device security solutions by working hand-in-hand with biomedical engineering, Healthcare Technology Management (HTM), and IT…
By Ted Lucidi Last month’s column focused on the technological differences between traditional ultrasound probes and newer live-3D volumetric probes. Even though we highlighted some of the differences between the Philips S5-1 and X5-1, it can be expected that, regardless of the OEM, there are similarities across the technologies. Let’s review some of the differences (Refer to last month’s column for more detail). As you can see, there is a 1:1 wire-to-array element ratio on the S5-1. The same isn’t true for the X5-1. The advanced design has 12 of 163 wires used as control lines for the ASIC with…
