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High Value of Human Factors Engineer Embedded in the Clinical Setting
Jennifer Peters
Jun 15, 2021
Human factors engineers work to understand how human involvement impacts the use and usability of medical devices. But what can they add to the mix when embedded in a clinical setting?
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Human Factors Experts Seek Trust and Safety for AI/ML Medical Devices
Gabrielle Hirneise
Jun 15, 2021
Human factors experts have found themselves working at the very foundation of the doubt and suspicion for AI in healthcare, devising new ways to make AI/ML-enabled medical devices more trustworthy and facilitating human-AI collaboration.
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In Memoriam: Ruey Dempsey
Jun 15, 2021
The AAMI and health technology communities mourn the passing of Ruey C. Dempsey, who served as Vice President of the medical device trade association, AdvaMed for more than 13 years.
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A Shocking Vulnerability Demonstrated at eXchange REWIRED
Brian Stallard
Jun 10, 2021
Can you imagine having your smart assistant getting hijacked with… light? During AAMI eXchange REWIRED’s Thursday airing of “Good Morning HTM”, The Archimedes Center for Healthcare and Device Security shocked the healthcare technology management (HTM) community with a live demonstration of a worrying vulnerability inherent in many smart devices.
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Innovation in Ventilation for Healthcare
Martha Vockley
Jun 10, 2021
Living through a pandemic has made everyone hyper-aware that the air we breathe can be dangerous. Nowhere is this truer than in enclosed healthcare settings, including surgical suites, emergency departments, intensive care units (ICUs), and patient rooms.
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Is Your CMMS Ready to Be Your ‘Source of Truth’?
Jennifer Peters
Jun 10, 2021
The computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) needs to be your source of truth.
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VA Shares Improvement Benchmarks for HTM Success
Brian Stallard
Jun 10, 2021
What does it take to transform a good health technology management team into a great one? According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), it’s easy once you know how.
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In Their Words: Diversity in HTM
Chris Hayhurst
Jun 10, 2021
Ask 10 professionals in healthcare technology management (HTM) about the paths they took to their current jobs in the industry, and you’re guaranteed to hear 10 different stories. The HTM “career ladder” is more like a maze, with twists and turns—and the occasional dead-end—that everyone has to navigate in their own way.
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Telehealth on a Shoestring: Lessons from COVID-19
Jennifer Peters
Jun 9, 2021
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare facilities found that, in addition to an increased need for care, there was an opportunity to help keep patients safe by finding ways to provide at least some of that care remotely.
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Social Media Proves Useful for Training in Healthcare
Gabrielle Hirneise
Jun 9, 2021
With the dawn of social media and smartphones, we saw a sizable shift in the way information is consumed. Although some find this new way of life a challenge, there are certainly some advantages to the increased accessibility to learning materials at our fingertips.
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Being an Expert Witness for Medical Device Cases
Jennifer Peters
Jun 9, 2021
For professionals looking for a new way to help patients, hospitals, and device manufacturers, working as an expert witness in court cases is a unique—and lucrative—option.
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Preparing for Medical Device Incidents
Brian Stallard
Jun 9, 2021
They may be rare, but Frank Painter, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Connecticut, warns that medical device incidents and adverse events are inevitable even for the most competent healthcare technology management (HTM) department. He joined two other HTM thought leaders in exploring the best ways for a department and its healthcare system to be prepared.
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Making the Best BMET Internship for Students and Supervisors Alike
Brian Stallard
Jun 9, 2021
AAMI eXchange REWIRED attendees were engaged in a discussion about making the best of biomedical engineering technician (BMET) internships. A survey recently conducted through Penn State New Kensington (PSNK) shaped the discussion, with a focus not only on student experience, but the value of an internship for employers as well.
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Creating a ‘Culture that Rocks’ to Earn Loyalty
Jennifer Peters
Jun 9, 2021
To create a successful company, a good product helps, but to earn the loyalty of your customers (and employees!) what you need is a culture that rocks. How does a company create that culture? Jim Knight, a former Hard Rock International executive, broke it down into eight easy elements in a Wednesday keynote at AAMI eXchange REWIRED.
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With New Wi-Fi on the Horizon, Is It Time for New Devices?
Brian Stallard
Jun 8, 2021
On the second day of AAMI eXchange REWIRED, Shawn Jackman, founder and CEO of Clinical Mobility, joined the hosts of “Good Morning HTM” as a special guest to talk about a fast-approaching future for wireless technologies.
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Secure Your Legacy Devices—Or Else!
Martha Vockley
Jun 8, 2021
If you’re not working proactively to protect legacy devices, you’re leaving your healthcare system vulnerable to cyberattacks. “No one is immune,” said Samantha Jacques, vice president of engineering at McLaren Health, in a Tuesday session at AAMI eXchange REWIRED. “If you haven’t heard of or been affected by an attack, just wait—your time is coming.”
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HTM Professionals a ‘Key Piece of the Puzzle’ to Improving Medical Devices
Stephanie Rizk
Jun 8, 2021
The Medical Product Safety Network, called MedSun, is a way for those working at clinical sites to report medical device issues to the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. But as the FDA’s Julie Morabito explained during the “Good Morning HTM” session at AAMI eXchange REWIRED, MedSun is much more than that.
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Nuvolo Sponsors New AAMI BMET Apprenticeship Program
Jun 8, 2021
Nuvolo sponsors AAMI's new BMET Apprenticship program with a $10,000 pledge to address growing workforce shortage among healthcare technology management professionals.
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How The Mayo Clinic Leads in Medical Device Cybersecurity
Gabrielle Hirneise
Jun 8, 2021
During the first day of AAMI eXchange REWIRED Kurt Griggs, information security manager at the Mayo Clinic’s Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) division, and Cyber Tygr CEO Ty Greenhalgh detailed a framework and tools developed to evaluate and implement safeguards against common and even unforeseen cyberthreats.
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Updated AAMI ST91:2020 for Endoscope Reprocessing: An HTM Perspective
Jennifer Peters
Jun 8, 2021
AAMI Working Group 84 is working towards an updated version of ST91. Mary Ann Drosnock, Director of Clinical Affairs for Healthmark Industries, explained what’s in store in a Monday education session at AAMI eXchange REWIRED.
Freely Available Sterilization Supplement Gets Second Installment
Brian StallardJun 21, 2021AAMI has launched the latest installment in a growing collection of best practices and strategies for the sterilization of medical devices and tools. The series represents a unique collaboration between medical industry leaders.
United Airlines Introduces Telehealth-Observed COVID Self Testing
Fran KritzJun 16, 2021One of the largest airlines in the United States, United Airlines, announced that a telehealth-based collaboration to help travelers returning to the U.S. comply with CDC requirements for a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of travel.
FDA Advises on Cybersecurity Concerns in Annual Forum
Gabrielle HirneiseJun 16, 2021Kevin Fu, acting director for medical device cybersecurity and program director for the DHCoE at the FDA, spoke of growing security concerns at the 2021 FDA Science Forum, addressing recent headway the FDA has made in guiding cybersecurity regulations and overcoming recent challenges within the medical device landscape.
AAMI Roundtable on AI in Healthcare
Chris HayhurstJun 16, 2021For years, artificial intelligence promised to transform healthcare. So, how is AI being used in medical settings today, and what still needs to happen to make this vision a reality?
