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7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Breakfast Symposium: Optimizing Alarm
Management on the General Care Floor—
A Panel Discussion (Presented by Sotera Wireless) |
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James Welch, CCE, Sotera Wireless, Inc. |
| A panel will present an evidence-based approach to alarm optimization for multi-parameter continuous monitoring on the general care floor. Panel members will present overall goals of the project, along with data collection and analysis methods that led to a substantial reduction in nuisance alarms, while maintaining specificity for true actionable events. Panel members will include CMO, nursing and biomedical roles. Breakfast will be served. Seating is limited and is on a first-come,
first-served basis. |
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
Understanding the FDA's Medical Device Surveillance System |
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Alan Lipschultz, CCE, PE, CSP, HealthCare Technology
Consulting, LLC
David Stiles, CBET, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
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| During this session, you will get a better understanding of
the FDA’s MedSun system, and how it can assist healthcare
technology management professionals and others to improve
patient safety. The FDA’s recent work in this area will help
enhance the usefulness of the information that is being
gathered by users and manufacturers to help enhance the safe
use of medical technology. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear
about these important tools, how they can help you, and what
you can do to contribute to the programs. |
Laying the Groundwork for Integrated Infusion
Pumps |
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Jennifer Jackson, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Erin Sparnon, MEng, ECRI Institute |
| A recent AAMI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute white
paper on infusion pump integration has been getting national
attention, and many facilities are now taking the next step in
infusion pump safety by planning to connect infusion pump
servers to medication ordering and documentation systems.
From the infrastructure elements that need to be implemented
to the glitches that may be encountered during the integration
process, this session will help hospitals assess their own
readiness and plan for pump integration. You will hear a
detailed overview of the goals and definitions of infusion pump
integration, review the five infrastructure elements needed
before starting an integrated pump project, and hear advice on
purchasing infusion pumps and RFP negotiation.
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Roundtable Discussion: Imaging Issues |
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If you have issues regarding imaging equipment in your hospital,
bring them to the table in this special roundtable session,
where you can engage in robust and dynamic discussions with
colleagues who are dealing with the same issues. Moderated by
leaders in healthcare technology management, this increasingly
popular session format ensures that you will gain insights and
solutions to your most pressing challenges. |
C-Suite Driven Clinical Engineering Operations |
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John-Paul Guimond, Trinity Heath |
| In this session, you will hear a case study on how Trinity
Health’s clinical engineering department raised awareness of the
value that the department brings to the hospital, over and above
the typical non-revenue generating department. The speaker will
describe what reports were developed, how operational practices
were adjusted to become relevant to the C-suite, and what their
process was for making decisions. You will walk away with a
better understanding of how to develop a relationship with the
C-suite and move your department from a “support” image to a
“value” image. |
Evaluating the Impact of the New FDA Unique
Device Identifier (UDI) Rule |
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Jonathan Gaev, MSE, HEM, CCE, ECRI Institute
Jim Keller, MS, ECRI Institute |
| FDA’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulation is expected
to be finalized mid-year 2013. This session will provide an
overview of the FDA’s regulation and will discuss how it likely
will impact the healthcare technology management profession.
Specific topics covered will include inventory management,
recall tracking, nomenclature concerns, potential cost
implications of UDI, and management of legacy equipment not
likely to be covered by the UDI regulations.
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The Top 10 Mistakes Hospitals Make with
Wireless Technology and How to Address Them |
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Steven Baker, PhD, Welch Allyn
Phil Raymond, Philips Electronics North America |
In October 2012, a workshop focusing on wireless issues in
healthcare was convened by AAMI, ACCE, ASHE and ECRI
Institute and drew over 75 wireless expert attendees. Clear “next
steps” on how to address some of the challenges surrounding
wireless systems in hospitals resulted. Workshop attendees also
identified the top 10 mistakes hospitals make in implementing
wireless technology. During this session, presenters will review
the top 10 list and share their insights on how to avoid them.
Audience members will be asked to share their insights as well.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what the most common
mistakes are and how you can help your facility avoid them.
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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
The Misuse of Power Strips in Hospitals and the
Dangers They Present |
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Jim Folk, Tripp Lite
Molly Jantzen, MBA, Tripp Lite |
| While the use of power strips in hospitals is common and
convenient, the misuse of these devices is also common. Such
misuse can result in citations, fines, or even patient injury at your
facility. In this session, you will hear about common mistakes in
the use of power strips and ways to avoid them. You’ll also learn
how to develop and implement a power strip policy to ensure that
your facility complies with NFPA codes and standards and reduces
the risk to patients and staff.
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Roundtable Discussion on Alarm System Management |
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Tobey Clark, CCE, University of Vermont
Thomas Bauld, PhD, CCE, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Izabella Gieras, MS, MBA, CCE, Huntington Memorial Hospital |
Bring your questions, challenges, and solutions to this special roundtable event, hosted by the Healthcare Technology Safety Institute (HTSI) and the Healthcare Technology Foundation (HTF). Join your colleagues for a dynamic and open discussion about the Joint Commission’s proposed Patient Safety Goal on Alarm Management, the challenges that you and your facility face in meeting the goal, and ways that HTSI and HTF can help you!
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The Technical Iconoclast 2013 |
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Paul Sherman, CCE, Sherman Engineering and ACCE
Dustin Telford, CBET, CRES, CLES, Intermountain Healthcare
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| A perennial favorite at the AAMI Conference, the Technical
Iconoclast (TI) session will present the latest and greatest ideas
from TIs across the country on how to challenge the norm to
enhance healthcare. In today’s healthcare environment, the
healthcare technology management professional often must take
the position of the TI in order to improve the system. However,
the TI must be able to defend his/her views, particularly when
trying to effect change. This interactive session will present
controversial ideas or viewpoints and have presenters defend
their views to a panel and the audience. |
Changing from “Biomedical Engineering” to
“Healthcare Technology Management” —What
Does It Mean to You and Our Industry? |
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Ray Dalton, PartsSource |
| This session will highlight seismic changes to the industry
resulting from the increased demand for healthcare and
the increased cost and profit pressures brought about by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, along with
other socioeconomic factors. You will learn how the role and
responsibility of the healthcare technology management
professional can (and must) adapt in the face of these changes.
And you’ll learn how to seize the moment and capitalize on the
changing reimbursement dynamic to rise from your hidden hero
status of the past and earn a seat at the C-suite table—to become
a more significant and ever more powerful player in the strategic
direction of the healthcare profession. |
When Seconds Count: RTLS Network Considerations |
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Calvin Sproul, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| With the number of wireless “clients” in hospitals growing
exponentially, adding an RTLS requires healthcare technology
management professionals to look at the impact on the
wireless network and on patient care. Things to consider
include scalability, IP address management, tag management,
priority, access, accuracy, and the true definition of “real-time.”
Ultimately, your decisions will impact patient care, timeliness
and the patient experience. In this session, you will learn
about Johns Hopkins’ RTLS decision process, including the
unforeseen impact of several technologies on the wireless
network during pilot testing. |
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
Incident Investigation 101: The Essential Role of
Healthcare Technology Management |
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Kevin Ferguson, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
During this session, you will learn the critical steps necessary
to take during an incident investigation involving medical
equipment—starting with evidence collection and ways to handle
the information through the follow-up stages. The role of the
healthcare technology management professional is essential,
not only to ensure that improvements are implemented after the
investigation (so that similar incidents don’t happen), but also to
confirm that the information gathered on a device is accurate for
the investigation and final report. Don’t miss this opportunity to
learn how to perform your role in this critical task for your facility.
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Biomedical Device Integration: A Plan, Not Just a
Project |
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Mike Freeman, Sentara Healthcare
Mary Coker, CBET, CCE, Jannx Medical Systems
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| Integration of medical equipment data with electronic records is
now a permanent part of healthcare. Often the interaction of IT
and HTM is done only on a temporary project level, to execute
the integration. The level of interaction can vary from offering
“some assistance” to being project partners. Although this has
been successful in the short term, planned permanent role
changes of the clinical engineering department and IT is a more
successful paradigm to embrace. In this session, you will learn
how to develop just such a paradigm in your organization—a
paradigm that will help you now and in the future. |
Benchmarking Success Stories: Using Data to
Improve Performance |
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Jonathan Gaev, MSE, HEM, CCE, ECRI Institute
Frank Painter, MS, CCE, University of Connecticut
Anita Pederson, Truven Health Analytics
Robert Stiefel, MS, CCE, RHS Biomedical Engineering
Consulting, LLC |
During this session, you will learn about three benchmarking
tools that are commercially available for the healthcare
technology management field, and hear case studies on how
facilities have used these tools for performance improvement.
You will hear what data was collected in each case study and
how they used the data to improve their procedures as well as
how they shared the data findings with the C-suite. Presenters
also will describe how the three products facilitate the use of the
data for improvement. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more
about the benchmarking tools available to you and how they can
help improve the performance of your facility.
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Understanding and Applying Systems
Engineering to Healthcare System Problems |
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Tom Fairlie, PMP, Medtronic, Inc. |
According to the International Council on Systems
Engineering, “Systems Engineering is an engineering
discipline whose responsibility is creating and executing an
interdisciplinary process to ensure that the customer and
stakeholder’s needs are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy,
cost efficient and schedule compliant manner throughout
a system’s entire life cycle.” As the complexity of healthcare
systems continue to increase, system engineering as a
discipline continues to be increasingly vital in ensuring the
success of healthcare. In this session, the speaker will present
a survey of common system engineering tools and techniques,
and will discuss various recommendations for tailoring the
methods to fit your specific projects.
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How to Deploy a Successful mHealth System |
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Bridget Moorman, CCE, BMoorman Consulting, LLC |
mHealth or mobile health refers to the use of the mobile
telecommunications infrastructure and mobile communications
devices and software to support patient care. In this session you
will learn about various mHealth architectures used to support
chronic disease management. These systems are highly integrated
and their service models can be complex. The speaker will
provide a brief tutorial on how the mobile telecommunications
infrastructure works, discuss the expectations regarding what
an mHealth product can (and should) provide, and explain the
elements that are necessary for a successful deployment.
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