Jennifer Peters

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients and healthcare providers embraced telehealth options for the first time. During AAMI eXchange REWIRED, health technology experts explored the numerous benefits and challenges posed by remote digital health options.

Brian Stallard

A survey of 71 healthcare organizations and more than 7,000 HTM professionals has validated ongoing concerns while making some promising revelations. The first-of-its kind survey conducted by AAMI also clearly outlines areas where the HTM field may improve.

W. Zeh Wellington, John Olmstead, Christine Pytel

The management team at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago share how to best prepare your sterile processing department for an unexpected visit from The Joint Commission.

Ralph J. Basile, Malinda Elammari, Erin Kyle, Jane Severin, Katherine Olson, and Teri Meadow

The processes involved in delivering a sterile medical device to the sterile field involves a complex web of activities and stakeholders. The Kilmer innovations in Packaging project group surveyed these stakeholders to discover important trends and perspectives. A STERILIZATION CENTRAL feature.

D. Classen and M. Segal

Experts involved in the development of the AAMI HIT1000 series for health IT explain what it took to design a series of standards with a total lifecycle approach. A SETTING STANDARDS feature.

Seven AAMI members and leaders in the healthcare technology management space have accepted roles on the Technology Management Council and the Healthcare Technology Leadership Committee for a three-year term.

Randolph Fillmore

The U.S. FDA updated its Premarket Notification Guidance for peripheral vascular atherectomy devices aimed at removing atherosclerotic plaque from diseased arteries by cutting, shaving, sanding, or vaporizing.

Chris Hayhurst

HTM professionals in need of tough questions answered or CEU credits have a new resource, a just-released webinar (free to AAMI members) on medical device connectivity featuring insight from four wireless technology experts.

Fran Kritz

The US FDA has granted De Novo authorization for a new device that combines a brain-computer-interface and exoskeleton to help stroke patients regain the use of their hand, arm, or wrist - Neurolutions, the IpsiHand Upper Extremity Rehabilitation System.

Chris Hayhurst

Three people from different areas of the country with different work histories and areas of expertise. Three patients facing medical emergencies and unplanned journeys through their local healthcare systems. And finally, three stories with a common theme: They were all shared by leaders within the HTM community.

Brian Stallard

AAMI 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.

Fran Kritz

One 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.

Gabrielle Hirneise

Kevin 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.

Chris Hayhurst

For 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?

Jennifer Peters

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?

Gabrielle Hirneise

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.

Brian Stallard

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.

Martha Vockley

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.

Jennifer Peters

The computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) needs to be your source of truth.