http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Wed, 16 May 2012 13:54:29 -0400 Federico 'Rico' Brown Jr., a former gang member who became an inspiring fixture in the California biomed community, died on May 12 after a battle with cancer. He was 45.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/051612_rico_brown.htmlWed, 16 May 2012 13:54:29 -0400 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a free webinar to help stop what it calls a well-understood, but persistent problem: surgical fires.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/051612_fda_surgical.htmlWed, 16 May 2012 11:36:08 -0400 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants imaging manufacturers to design devices that will better prevent excessive radiation doses in childrenhttp://www.aami.org/news/2012/051612_fda_radiation.htmlWed, 16 May 2012 11:26:28 -0400 Twelve national and local healthcare organizations have joined the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) in support of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Week 2012. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/051012_press_HTMWeek.htmlThu, 10 May 2012 16:26:15 -0400 Providing timely and detailed coverage to one of the hottest issues in healthcare, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has released the latest edition of its award-winning Horizons magazine, with the entire publication focusing on sterilization and reprocessing.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050812_press_horizons.htmlWed, 09 May 2012 15:46:36 -0400 Each weekday during Healthcare Technology Management Week (to be held May 20--26), AAMI and its Technology Management Council (TMC) will hold a special event or recognition in honor of the important work of healthcare technology management professionals--including biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, imaging specialists, and others. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050812_htm_week.htmlTue, 08 May 2012 18:10:03 -0400 The Joint Commission has allowed a preventive maintenance (PM) process for medical equipment that is rooted in risk assessment and facility experience. To ensure that this process provides safe patient care, George Mills, Director, The Joint Commission, will collaborate with AAMI to conduct a free webinar to discuss how this Joint Commission process works. The 30-minute session will be held from 12:30–1:00pm Eastern on Friday, May 18. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050812_htm_webinar._518.htmlTue, 08 May 2012 14:30:35 -0400 In honor of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Week (May 20–26, 2012), AAMI and ECRI Institute will host a free webinar on strengthening the HTM profession Wednesday, May 23 at 12:00 Noon Eastern. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050812_htm_webinar.htmlTue, 08 May 2012 10:43:33 -0400 The seventh in a new series of virtual and highly interactive town hall meetings from the CE-IT Community is scheduled for Thursday, May 10 at 12:00 Noon Eastern. You can register for the complimentary session, which will focus on interoperability with the IHE profiles.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050312_townhall.htmlTue, 08 May 2012 10:41:01 -0400 This summer, take advantage of the opportunity to connect with thousands of healthcare technology professionals by advertising in AAMI's award-winning and redesigned publications and website!http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050212_advertise.htmlWed, 02 May 2012 10:01:27 -0400 AAMI's peer-reviewed journal BI&T (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology) was honored by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for its updated, fresh design.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050212_award.htmlTue, 01 May 2012 14:05:47 -0400 Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, said he thinks healthcare could learn a lot about safety from aviation, which endured some turbulence before getting where it is today.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/050112_pilot.htmlTue, 01 May 2012 10:33:45 -0400 Sporting a fresh and attractive design, AAMI's website at www.aami.org was revamped to make it easier for visitors to find what they need and highlight the many resources the association has to offer.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/042512_website.htmlWed, 25 Apr 2012 15:39:33 -0400 A federal advisory board wants medical devices to be reviewed for cybersecurity risks before and after they are marketed to keep patients safe. The chairman of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board said greater oversight is needed because of the proliferation of software-based medical devices that hook up to the Internet.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/042512_cybersecurity.htmlWed, 25 Apr 2012 13:04:15 -0400 AAMI is holding its second annual contest to recognize the facility that best celebrates Healthcare Technology Management Week. In reviewing submissions, we are looking especially for creativity, and for engaging other facility staff and departments in your celebration. This year's Healthcare Technology Management celebration will be held May 20-26.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/042512_htmweek.htmlWed, 25 Apr 2012 11:00:55 -0400 Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services met with representatives of The Joint Commission earlier this month to discuss the federal agency's directive on maintenance schedules for medical equipment.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/042012_cms.htmlFri, 20 Apr 2012 16:08:54 -0400 A bill to give California medical device manufacturers more time to adopt international standards on small bore connectors, which are a key focus in the drive to eliminate tubing misconnections, cleared its first hurdle.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/041812_connectors.htmlWed, 18 Apr 2012 15:25:42 -0400 John Anderson, a pillar of the Northern Ireland biomedical engineering community and a respected academic responsible for advances in defibrillator technology, died at the age of 69.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/041312_anderson.htmlFri, 13 Apr 2012 17:34:37 -0400 Touting it as helpful to manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final guidance document that describes how regulators determine a medical device's risk-benefit during certain reviews.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/041112_device_approvals.htmlWed, 11 Apr 2012 11:47:20 -0400 A new forecast from the federal government says the biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) can expect to see “excellent job opportunities” throughout this decade with a robust, double-digit job growth rate that's more than double the national average.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040412.jobs.htmlWed, 04 Apr 2012 12:11:42 -0400 Please register for the next complimentary CE-IT 'virtual' town hall meeting, scheduled for April 11. The session will explore connectivity with physiologic monitors.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040312.ceit.htmlTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:57:01 -0400 A respected leader in the health information technology (IT) field will speak at the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation's (AAMI) 2012 Annual Conference & Expo, highlighting the benefits to patients of integration between IT and clinical engineering (CE).http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040312.press.glasgow.htmlTue, 03 Apr 2012 15:28:50 -0400 Sterile Processing Benchmarks (SPB)--AAMI's web-based platform designed to help sterile processing departments measure their practices, policies, and resources against others--will soon include a powerful new productivity component to help departments assess staffing needs and productivity levels.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040312.spb.htmlTue, 03 Apr 2012 11:51:56 -0400 AAMI will release the latest edition of its award-winning Horizons magazine in May focusing on sterilization and reprocessing issues.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040312.press.horizons.htmlTue, 03 Apr 2012 11:43:07 -0400 The AAMI Foundation's Healthcare Technology Safety Institute (HTSI) is seeking submissions from stakeholders on projects they have undertaken to improve infusion systems safety.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040212.htsi.htmlMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:57:05 -0400 A newly published case study takes a look at one of the first 'alarm fatigue' incidents to receive widespread media attention, a patient fatality in Boston that prompted clinicians, regulators, and other healthcare experts to tackle the complex issue and look for solutions.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040212.alarm.htmlMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:34:15 -0400 AAMI is developing a new publication on the industrial sterilization of medical devices, designed to provide up-to-date scientific findings and valuable insights to meet the needs of industrial sterilization professionals.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/040212.callforpapers.htmlMon, 02 Apr 2012 10:28:25 -0400 An investigation by Consumer Reports says most implants such as surgical mesh and artificial hips aren't tested before they reach the market, and have consequently harmed patients.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/033012.consumer.reports.htmlSun, 01 Apr 2012 12:55:21 -0400 The Joint Commission, the nation's largest hospital accrediting organization, wants to know how healthcare facilities manage medical device alarms in order to help find an answer to a problem that has claimed patients' lives.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032912.tjc.alarms.htmlThu, 29 Mar 2012 11:33:00 -0400 Patient advocacy groups said their concerns on protecting public health were ignored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and manufacturers during negotiations to reauthorize the medical device user fee program.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032812.mdufa.htmlWed, 28 Mar 2012 17:23:47 -0400 The cover story of the March/April issue of BI&T (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology), the bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), takes a look at the “next generation” of professionals, and the both promising and challenging outlook for jobs.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032712.press.bit.career.htmlTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:08:46 -0400 Art Glasgow, chief information officer and vice president of Duke Medicine in Durham, NC, will deliver the Dwight E. Harken, MD, Memorial Lecture during the conference, which runs June 2-4 in Charlotte, NC.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032712.ac.speaker.htmlTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:06:38 -0400 Health information technology (IT) products should be regulated as high-risk medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a doctor and leading expert on medical accidents told attendees at an AAMI standards conference.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032312.isc.hit.htmlFri, 23 Mar 2012 14:18:00 -0400 Morris Tischler, a pioneer in the development of electronic devices who maintained a lifelong love for teaching and innovation, has died at the age of 89.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032312.tischler.htmlFri, 23 Mar 2012 11:45:20 -0400 Attendees at an AAMI standards conference got a first look at a recommended practice designed to help hospitals and information technology (IT) vendors comply with a far-reaching rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) dealing with the regulation of medical device software and hardware.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032212.isc.mdds.htmlThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:26:42 -0400 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation presented George Blike, MD, with the 2011 AAMI Foundation/Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Application Award, which he won with James Welch, president of clinical engineering and patient safety at Sotera Wireless Inc.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032012.press.blike.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 13:23:13 -0400 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing a bill that supporters say will make medical devices safer.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032012.senate.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 12:48:22 -0400 ARAMARK is announcing the launch of a new brand, ARAMARK Healthcare Technologies, billed as the largest independent clinical technology management company in North America.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/032012.aramark.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:10:21 -0400 Stakeholders will get a chance to sound off on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to raise device user fees in exchange for shorter review times.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/031612.userfee.htmlFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:56:51 -0400 An article in The New England Journal of Medicine calls into question the wisdom of holding up the European Union's regulatory approval system for medical devices as a model for the United States to follow.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/031412.nejm.htmlWed, 14 Mar 2012 12:18:56 -0400 Extensive background documents, speaker presentations, research reports, working group updates, and other materials from the January 2012 infusion systems working group meetings have been posted to the AAMI website and are now available.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/031212.htsi.resources.htmlMon, 12 Mar 2012 14:36:21 -0400 A group of law professors is calling on the federal government to make mandatory standards available for free online, a move that AAMI views as misguided and potentially unfair. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030712.petition.htmlWed, 07 Mar 2012 15:09:14 -0500 Seeking input, a federal agency will hold two public meetings on a series of draft standards aimed at making diagnostic equipment more accessible to people with disabilities.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030712.accessibility.htmlWed, 07 Mar 2012 14:48:56 -0500 AAMI's Clinical Engineering Management Committee (CEMC) is seeking new members to help provide guidance and develop resources related to the management and direction of healthcare technology management departments. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030712.cemc.htmlWed, 07 Mar 2012 11:20:01 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants manufacturers to submit study data electronically, and has released a draft guidance document outlining how to do that. The document, released in February and open for comment until April 23, describes how to use standards to submit study data electronically. It applies to 510(k) and premarket approval device submissions, along with new drug applications. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030512.fda.submission.htmlMon, 05 Mar 2012 11:38:42 -0500 In recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week, the AAMI Foundation's Healthcare Technology Safety Institute (HTSI, formerly the Medical Device Safety Council) will be publishing safety tips related to multiple intravenous (IV) infusion safety every day this week on its web site. The tips were developed by the Health Technology Safety Research Team (HTSRT) at the University Health Network, under a grant from Health Quality Ontario.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030512.htsi.psaw.htmlMon, 05 Mar 2012 10:59:01 -0500 Starting this spring, certification exams will be offered in an electronic format. That means that those who are interested in becoming a certified biomedical equipment technician, radiology equipment specialist, or laboratory equipment specialist will go to a testing center to take the International Certification Commission (ICC) exam on a computer.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/030112.press.exam.htmlThu, 01 Mar 2012 15:30:35 -0500 Offering a new venue to discuss and debate healthcare technology issues, AAMI has launched a blog at www.aamiblog.org.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022912.blog.htmlWed, 29 Feb 2012 15:02:41 -0500 The AAMI Foundation's Healthcare Technology Safety Institute (HTSI) has started a LinkedIn group for interested parties to “join the conversation” about solutions to safety challenges involving medical technologies.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022912.htsi.linkedin.htmlWed, 29 Feb 2012 11:45:39 -0500 The Virginia Biomedical Association (VBA) has donated $500 to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation's Scholarship Program, and is encouraging other biomedical associations to follow suit. VBA's donation helped to push the scholarship program past the halfway mark of its fundraising goal of $500,000, as donations received to date total nearly $257,000.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022812.press.vba.htmlTue, 28 Feb 2012 12:48:30 -0500 A federal agency has released its proposed rule for the next stage of the “meaningful use” program in which hospitals and physician offices will get funds if they adopt and utilize electronic health records (EHRs).http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022412.meaningful.use.htmlFri, 24 Feb 2012 14:51:59 -0500 Please register for the next complimentary CE-IT 'virtual' town hall meeting, scheduled for March 15. The session will address CMS Innovations & Trends -- specifically focusing on major new regulations that may be rolling out soon and that were discussed during this past week's HIMSS Symposium.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022412.ceit.htmlFri, 24 Feb 2012 13:53:46 -0500 A joint investigation by NBC News and the Center for Public Integrity is bringing new attention to a significant patient safety issue: the reprocessing of reusable medical devices.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022212.reprocessing.htmlWed, 22 Feb 2012 15:45:38 -0500 Carl Pantiskas, an award-winning standards developer and leader, died inSeattle, WA, on Feb. 17 after a long battle with ALS. He was 55.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022212.pantiskas.htmlWed, 22 Feb 2012 14:40:15 -0500 Six healthcare organizations implemented a new framework that will make it easier to fully adopt and utilize wireless technology in hospitals, according to the West Wireless Health Institute, a San Diego, CA, medical research organization.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/022112.wireless.htmlTue, 21 Feb 2012 12:51:02 -0500 AAMI is teaming up with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) to explore potential solutions to a federal directive on maintenance schedules for medical equipment that has much of the healthcare technology management community up in arms.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/021712.cms.htmlFri, 17 Feb 2012 15:22:53 -0500 A federal agency is seeking public comments on a series of draft standards aimed at making medical diagnostic equipment more accessible to people with disabilities.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/021512.disability.htmlWed, 15 Feb 2012 13:27:15 -0500 Medical device manufacturers from around the world are expected to gather outside Washington, D.C. next month for a conference to discuss the various regulations and standards that impact their industry both within the United States and abroad.http://www.aami.org/news/2012/021412.press.international.htmlTue, 14 Feb 2012 12:58:10 -0500 The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will join forces with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to host a fall summit on how to improve interoperability in healthcare--without compromising patient safety. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/020712.press.interoperability.htmlTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:31:58 -0500 This year, the medical technology industry will see more policies and guidance documents from regulators aimed at improving the efficiency of device reviews. http://www.aami.org/news/2012/020612.cdrh.priorities.htmlMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:08:20 -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