AAMI Updates Vast Resource

AAMI has updated a CD with a treasure trove of information on essential healthcare technology management topics.

The 2012 edition of Healthcare Technology Management Collection includes hundreds of articles, guidance documents, publications, and standards in a convenient and searchable CD format.

The CD can be helpful while on the job—featuring, for example, tools to help learn information technology (IT) skills, maintain an effective electrical safety program, and explore best practices at other facilities.

The full contents includes:

• Medical Equipment Management Manual, 2009 edition
• Bright Ideas, 2011, a compilation of case studies from hospitals’ best practices
• Electrical Safety Manual, 2008
• Career Moves, 2010
• Health IT Collection CD, 2012
• Fundamental Collection, 2010
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems Manual
• The Clinical Engineering Management Guide
• ANSI/AAMI EQ56:1999/(R)2008, Recommended practice for a medical equipment management program
• ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR62354:2009 (testing procedures), TIR9:1992 (invasive blood pressure monitoring), TIR11:2005 (protective apparel and surgical drapes), and TIR21:1998 (forecasting pacemaker battery life)
• IT Horizons, a 6-volume set
• Healthcare Technology Horizons, a 2-volume set
• Horizons publications on sterilization and reprocessing, hemodialysis, human factors, alarms, imaging, and more

The list price is $675 and the AAMI member price is $475. The order code is HTMC. To order copies, shop the AAMI store at www.aami.org or call +1-877-249-8226.

AAMI, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of nearly 7,000 healthcare technology professionals united by one important mission—supporting the healthcare community in the development, management, and use of safe and effective medical technology.