http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:21:51 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached a preliminary agreement with the medical device industry to more than double the amount of user fees collected over the next five years, but in exchange improve the review process for new products. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/020212.user.fees.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 14:21:51 -0500 Medical device manufacturers, clinicians, and policy makers are expected to participate in a symposium next month aimed at raising awareness about the use of human factors practices and principles in healthcare.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/020212.hfes.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 14:20:39 -0500 A new report by the Health Technology Safety Research Team (HTSRT) at the University of Toronto provides nine specific recommendations to reduce the risks associated with multiple intravenous (IV) infusions. The report stems from twelve field studies in Ontario hospitals, carried out in conjunction with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Canada. The report, "Mitigating the Risks Associated With Multiple IV Infusion," was released at a recent meeting of the AAMI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute (HTSI) and calls for the immediate adoption of these recommendations by healthcare institutions.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/020112.infusion.report.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 09:36:35 -0500 A virtual town hall meeting on medical device data systems (MDDS) and IEC 80001 will be held by the CE-IT Community -- a collaboration among AAMI, ACCE, and HIMSS. This is the fourth in a new series of virtual and highly interactive town hall meetings from the CE-IT Community. The previous town halls have covered interoperability, medical device security, and wireless issues.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/013112.townhall.htmlTue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:25 -0500 Barry Page, a pillar of the AAMI standards community, died on Jan. 17 at his home in Garner, NC. He was 65. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/012712.page.htmlFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:57:48 -0500 With an eye on spurring innovation, the Obama administration has sent a memorandum to all executive departments and agencies, outlining the principles for federal engagement in the development of standards dealing with "national priorities." http://www.aami.org/news/2012/012512.obama.stds.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2012 12:45:42 -0500 The AAMI Foundation is now accepting 2012 applications from students interested in applying for a scholarship through the Michael J. Miller Scholarship Program. Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2012.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/012512.scholarship.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2012 12:43:57 -0500 In his State of the Union address to the nation, President Obama cited “faulty medical devices” as an example of what “smart regulations” could help to prevent.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/012512.obama.device.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:19 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) is inviting comments and recommendations from interested parties on a recent U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that manufacturer-recommended maintenance frequencies are required for all equipment critical to patient health and safety.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/012412.press.cms.htmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:24 -0500 AAMI President Mary Logan says it will take medical device manufacturers -- a minimum of 18 months -- to follow upcoming standards that could play a critical role in the effort to reduce tubing misconnections in healthcare.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/011812.connectors.htmlWed, 18 Jan 2012 16:33:13 -0500 The cover story of the January/February issue of BI&T (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology), the bimonthly journal of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), takes a look at what is happening on the frontlines of interoperability.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/011712.press.bit.htmlTue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:05 -0500 The ECRI Institute has released a list of 10 technologies that hospital leaders should watch out for in 2012, and the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) topped it.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/011112.csuite.htmlWed, 11 Jan 2012 14:39:19 -0500 An informal coalition of concerned parties has formed to discuss a recent U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that manufacturer-recommended maintenance frequencies are required for all equipment critical to patient health and safety. The Dec. 2 CMS announcement, which was greeted with dismay by many hospital-based biomeds, also calls for hospitals to follow manufacturer-recommended maintenance frequencies on any new equipment until a sufficient amount of maintenance history for that equipment has been acquired.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/011112.cms.htmlWed, 11 Jan 2012 10:46:38 -0500 A new report published by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) urges healthcare facilities to “take action” on improving the reprocessing of reusable medical devices.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/011012.press.reprocessing.htmlMon, 09 Jan 2012 17:23:38 -0500 In a move that reflects the changing nature of healthcare, Carol Davis-Smith, chair of AAMI's Technology Management Council (TMC), joined Kaiser Permanente on Jan. 9 as the newly created vice president of clinical technology.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/010912.davissmith.htmlMon, 09 Jan 2012 16:04:46 -0500 Baylor Health Care System's Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer David Muntz has accepted a high-level role in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). http://www.aami.org/news/2012/010612.muntz.htmlFri, 06 Jan 2012 17:26:14 -0500 A virtual town hall meeting on wireless issues in the healthcare setting will be held by the CE-IT Community--a collaboration among AAMI, ACCE, and HIMSS. This is the third in a new series of virtual and highly interactive town hall meetings from the CE-IT Community. The previous town halls have covered interoperability and medical device security.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/010412.ceit.htmlWed, 04 Jan 2012 14:36:49 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has a new web page with articles, videos, and resources designed to help healthcare technology management departments emphasize their value to C-Suite executives.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/010312.press.csuite.htmlWed, 04 Jan 2012 11:52:46 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted hospitals and healthcare facilities another six months to transition from STERIS System 1 to a legally marketed alternative. Affected facilities now have until Aug. 2, 2012, according to a December notice from the agency. The previous deadline was Feb. 2. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/010412.steris.htmlWed, 04 Jan 2012 11:50:50 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two draft guidance documents on Dec. 27, one focusing on how to appeal a regulatory action and the other looking at how “substantial equivalence” decisions are made under the 510(k) program.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/122811.fda.guidance.htmlWed, 04 Jan 2012 09:55:58 -0500 A comprehensive human factors resource is now available for purchase through the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).http://www.aami.org/news/2011/122211.press.humanfactors.htmlThu, 22 Dec 2011 17:16:36 -0500 Offering it as a "call to action." the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has published a report on clinical alarms, outlining priorities and challenges that were identified at a two-day summit on the issue this past fall.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/122211.press.alarm.summit.htmlThu, 22 Dec 2011 10:01:34 -0500 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will distribute $218 million to 26 hospital systems and associations as part of an effort to get the facilities to collaborate on preventing healthcare-acquired conditions, a major patient safety problem.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/122111.hhs.htmlWed, 21 Dec 2011 10:24:27 -0500 The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that hospitals can stray from the manufacturer's recommendations on preventive maintenance (PM) frequency for some medical equipment.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/122011.cms.htmlTue, 20 Dec 2011 13:27:10 -0500 Healthcare Technology Management Week--a special week honoring clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians, and other healthcare technology professionals--has been scheduled for May 20-26, 2012. The annual celebration has become a unifying celebration across the field, with hospitals from coast-to-coast and beyond holding special events to recognize the important work of healthcare technology management professionals.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/121411.hctm.week.htmlWed, 14 Dec 2011 12:40:42 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will provide more educational programs online to help hospitals and manufacturers who face tighter travel budgets. http://www.aami.org/news/2011/121311.press.elearning.htmlTue, 13 Dec 2011 11:05:26 -0500 GE Healthcare and Microsoft have joined forces to develop and market an interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) platform.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/121211.MSGE.htmlMon, 12 Dec 2011 14:01:29 -0500 The AAMI Community on LinkedIn now has more than 2,000 members, underscoring the value of the group as a vital place to network with healthcare technology management professionals.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/121211.linkedin.htmlMon, 12 Dec 2011 13:41:38 -0500 The 2011 mHealth Summit detailed the promise and the peril of mobile health technology. The summit, which ran Dec. 5-7 at the Gaylord National Resort near Washington, D.C., was filled with talk about how mobile technology can help transform healthcare.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/120811.mhealth.htmlThu, 08 Dec 2011 15:40:12 -0500 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to postpone by one year the start of stage 2 requirements under its 'meaningful use' program in an effort to get more healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records (EHR).http://www.aami.org/news/2011/120611.federal_ehr.htmlTue, 06 Dec 2011 17:30:10 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will offer a new track of educational programs on wireless networking during its 2012 Annual Conference & Expo. The sessions at the conference--which runs June 2-4 in Charlotte, NC--will focus on:http://www.aami.org/news/2011/120611.press.ac.sessions.htmlTue, 06 Dec 2011 16:12:35 -0500 A virtual town hall meeting on the safety and security of medical devices will be held by the CE-IT Community--a collaboration among AAMI, ACCE, and HIMSS. This is the second in a new series of virtual and highly interactive town hall meetings from the CE-IT Community. The group's first town hall meeting on interoperability in November had more than 200 participants.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/113011.ceit.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:24:27 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has published two documents designed to help manufacturers ensure their quality system stays in compliance with regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).http://www.aami.org/news/2011/112211.press.leading.practice.htmlWed, 30 Nov 2011 16:24:09 -0500 AAMI members can now register to attend the mHealth Summit—which will focus on how wireless technology can improve health outcomes—free of charge. The event, of which AAMI is a sponsoring organization, is scheduled for Dec. 5–7 at the National Harbor just outside Washington, DC. http://www.aami.org/news/2011/112811.mhealth.htmlWed, 30 Nov 2011 16:22:34 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) tackles the critical issue of tubing misconnections in the cover story for the November/December 2011 issue of its peer-reviewed journal, BI&T (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology).http://www.aami.org/news/2011/112211.press.bit.htmlWed, 23 Nov 2011 10:53:20 -0500 The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced the appointment of George Mills -- a well-known figure within the healthcare technology management community -- as director of the accreditation organization's new Department of Engineering. http://www.aami.org/news/2011/112211.mills.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 16:12:35 -0500 Global investment firm Bain Capital has agreed to purchase Physio-Control, the external defibrillator subsidiary of Medtronic, in a $487 million deal expected to be final within the first quarter of 2012.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/112111.medtronic.htmlMon, 21 Nov 2011 13:16:46 -0500 The CE-IT (Clinical Engineering-IT) Community has unveiled a schedule of four interactive online town hall meetings to be held over the next four months, on specific topics related to the convergence of medical devices and information technology. http://www.aami.org/news/2011/111811.ceit_meetings.htmlFri, 18 Nov 2011 14:12:30 -0500 In an effort to promote innovation within the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two draft guidance documents it says will facilitate clinical trials involving medical devices.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/111511.fda_trials.htmlWed, 16 Nov 2011 16:59:54 -0500 Leah Lough, AAMI's executive vice president of education and membership, has been appointed the first executive director of the AAMI Foundation, AAMI President Mary Logan has announced.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/111511.aami.staff.htmlWed, 16 Nov 2011 15:05:34 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation Scholarship Program has generated more than $227,000, which is almost 50% of its fundraising goal of $500,000.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/111511.press.scholarship.htmlTue, 15 Nov 2011 15:17:36 -0500 Supplanting radiation dose errors, alarms take the top spot in the ECRI Institute's latest annual ranking of the most pressing health technology hazards.http://www.aami.org/news/2011/111411.ecri.top.10.htmlMon, 14 Nov 2011 20:08:37 -0500