This issue of Horizons examines the challenges in managing medical devices on wired and wireless IT networks. The latest in a series of special-topic Horizons publications released by AAMI, it focuses on helping healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers ensure that their networks and products are secure, reliable, cost-effective, and positioned for future success.

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HORIZONS: Managing Medical Devices
On the IT Network

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• Foreword: Our Cups Runneth Over - Jill Schlabig Williams

The Big Picture

• Wireless Products Shifting Healthcare Landscape
• A Roundtable Discussion... Wireless Ahead: Integrating Medical Devices into IT Networks
  Mary K. Logan, Moderator
• From the FDA: Overview of Medical Device Data System Rule
• Preparing Biomeds for the Future
  Leanne Cordisco and Yadin David

Applying 80001

• Using 80001 to Manage Medical Devices on the IT Network
  Stephen L. Grimes
• Managing Security Risks with 80001
  Nick Mankovich and Brian Fitzgerald
• Responsibility Agreements Ensure Accountability Under 80001
  Mike Papa
• Step-by-Step Risk Management for Medical IT Networks
  Karen Delvecchio

Wireless Networking

• The Promise and Peril of Wireless Technologies
  Rick Hampton, Steven Baker, and Ken Fuchs
• Glossary
• Wireless Medical Systems: Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities
  Donald Witters
• Design and Deployment of Wireless Healthcare IT Networks
  Phil Raymond and Rick Hampton
• Wireless Systems and Alarm Management
  Jim Moon

Implementation Stories

• A Collaborative Approach: Medical IT at The Royal Melbourne Hospital >
  Simon Cowley and Andrew Oldaker
• Networking Medical Devices: Carilion Clinic Addresses the Challenge
  Chris Riha, Douglas Martin, and Jerry Burks
• Utilizing a Test Lab for Wireless Medical Devices
  Allie Paquette
• Where IT Meets IV: Integrating Intravenous Infusion Devices with Hospital information Systems
  Dan C. Pettus and Tim Vanderveen