Here is groundbreaking data, direct from the manufacturers. It is a compilation of ACTUAL COSR (Cost of Service Ratio) of X-Ray. Laser and other medical Equipment, as reported by the medical device manufacturers themselves. And it covers the years 2003 through 2016. It should a steady decline in the annual COSR. COSR is the actual… Continue reading COSR for All Medical Equipment – 2003 – 2026 – From the Manufacturers
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | December 06, 2017 Hospitals leaders across the nation use benchmarking as a way to determine the areas of their business that need improvement. The continuous process of benchmarking allows hospital executives to see how their organizations stack up against local and regional competitors as well as national… Continue reading 65 financial benchmarks for hospital executives
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | December 06, 2017 | Print | Email Hospitals leaders across the nation use benchmarking as a way to determine the areas of their business that need improvement. The continuous process of benchmarking allows hospital executives to see how their organizations stack up against local and regional competitors as… Continue reading 65 financial benchmarks for hospital executives
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | December 06, 2017 | Print | Email Hospitals leaders across the nation use benchmarking as a way to determine the areas of their business that need improvement. The continuous process of benchmarking allows hospital executives to see how their organizations stack up against local and regional competitors as… Continue reading 65 Financial Benchmarks for Administrators
The report contains findings based on ECRI’s identification of potential dangers that should be areas of improvement in the following year. The list for top threats to health technology is 2018 includes: Ransomware and other cybersecurity threats to healthcare delivery. Endoscope reprocessing failures exposing patients to infections. Mattresses and covers exposed to body fluids and… Continue reading Ransomware tops list of 10 health technology hazards
Make HTM Great Again, ASHE Mull Collaboration On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, representatives from Make HTM Great Again, the South Carolina non-for-profit HTM association, had a conference call with task force members of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Board of Directors and paid leadership. The purpose of the call was to form a… Continue reading ASHE Conference Call with Make HTM Great Again – Summary Below
Recent articles highlight the unprecedented turnover of hospital personnel. (See http://www.htmblogg.com , May 18, 2017) . A recent poll revealed that more than half of the respondents had been at their hospital for less than 5 years, but 43% had been there less than 2 years. While the lack of longevity of any personnel… Continue reading HTM and Imaging Engineers Most Difficult Jobs to Fill in Healthcare
Legal experts say New York-registered service contract providers must take immediate action to comply with the state’s new Cybersecurity Regulation before the looming deadline at the end of next month, and before the state’s regulators levy heavy fines and penalties to send a message to the industry. Editor’s Note: This column, written by Locke Lord… Continue reading Cybersecurity Law
To all Biomeds and friends of Biomeds Patrick K. Lynch CBET, CCE, CHTM Note: The first few pages of this are introductory materials. But I and the biomed profession need you to write a very important email the AHA about our future. If you do not have time to read this, go to the… Continue reading Take This Step to Save The HTM Profession!
20 most beautiful hospitals in America, as ranked by Soliant Written by Mackenzie Bean | June 27, 2017 | Print | Email Middletown, N.Y.-based Orange Regional Medical Center is the most beautiful hospital in the country, according to Soliant Health’s 2017 list of the 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in America. Soliant Health, an Atlanta-based healthcare staffing company, released its ninth annual list Tuesday.… Continue reading 20 most beautiful hospitals in America
Note from Pat Lynch: I am not sure what the article below all means, but I do know that we in America spend most of our healthcare dollars in the last year or so of life. I pose this question: Is the quality of life of the patients, and the strain on the families… Continue reading Top 10 costliest medical conditions in 2016
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | May 30, 2017 For the study, researchers analyzed the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. MEPS is a nationally representative sample of the noninstitutionalized U.S. adult population. The study revealed 60 percent of U.S. adults had at least one chronic condition in… Continue reading 41% of healthcare spending attributed to 12% of Americans, study finds
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:… I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which… Continue reading Hipocratic Oath
Written by Emily Rappleye (Twitter | Google+) | June 05, 2017 Conducted by Medscape shows the popularity of the Hippocratic Oath, an optional vow to uphold certain ethical standards, is waning in favor of alternative oaths, or no oath at all. Medscape has surveyed more than 2,600 physicians and 134 medical students since last November… Continue reading Millennial physicians opting out of the Hippocratic Oath in favor of alternatives
With an increase in the number of phone based social engineering scams, keep the following basic strategies in mind to avoid being scammed or having your information compromised: • If you see a missed call from an unknown number on your personal or professional device, do not call back. Your account could be charged if… Continue reading Tips for preventing Phone Scams
Written by Emily Rappleye (Twitter | Google+) | May 17, 2017 Older physicians may increase patient mortality risk, according to a recent study published in The BMJ. The study sought to determine the effect of a physician’s age on cost, 30-day mortality and 30-day readmission rates. It was based on Medicare fee-for-service data for more… Continue reading Physician age affects patient mortality — unless volume is high
There are two ways to teach your employees about how to act in everyday situations. The first is to have details policies and procedures that guides every minute of their day. Have each and every action meted out by a supervisor, and performed to exacting detail, as spelled out by overly-precise procedures. When each small… Continue reading Step 5 of 8 – Recruit for Values
I cannot emphasize this enough. Veteran managers have said, “Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills.” This is so true. Every young manager makes the mistake of hiring at least one person whose technical skills fit the job needs, while they ignore or minimize the personality traits that may be sending up red flags. This is… Continue reading Step 4 of 8 – The Right People
Pretty much anyone in the health IT or hacker communities could tell you that medical devices are security sieves and potential nightmares for hospitals. But new research paints an even bleaker picture. “Only 9 percent of manufacturers and 5 percent of users say they test medical devices at least annually,” according to the… Continue reading Nightmare scenario: Only 5% of hospitals annually test medical device security
Written by Alyssa Rege | May 23, 2017 One healthcare executive firmly believes all hospitals and health organizations should utilize health IT to improve administrators access to data to build a network that can provide individualized care to all patients. Jitin Asnaani is the executive director of CommonWell Health Alliance, a vendor-neutral platform that aims to… Continue reading Word from the C-suite: ‘Health IT opens a whole new level of innovation’
This may sound too simple, but it works. All living things respond to outside stimuli. We move away from pain. When that stimuli is positive, it causes us to continue doing whatever it was that caused the positive action. We see it with our pets. We see it with our children. We see it with… Continue reading Step 3 of 8 – Reinforce Positive Behavior (Building a High-Performing Culture)
Similar t step 1, clarifying values means having a real 2-way discussion with the members of your team. TOGETHER define the future and final-state values that you all will embrace. It is important that these values are not thrust upon them from above (the boss or the organization), but that they have a hand in… Continue reading Step 2 of 8 – Clarify Values and Communicate the Daily
Before you and your team can begin the journey to high-performance, you all must know where you are going. You wouldn’t start driving across the United States without knowing the final destination, would you? (Not many of us trust a GPS that much.) Everyone in the department is such a major contributor to the culture… Continue reading Step 1 of 8 for Building a High-Performing Culture -Defining What it Looks Like
This is not just another run-of-the-mill article about how to be better. Most that I read are laced with platitudes and universal truths that everybody reading it nods their head in agreement when reading. But When it gets down to turning those ideas into actionable steps that really can make some meaningful changes, the article… Continue reading 5 traits of a high-performance culture — and 8 steps to start building one today
Written by Brooke Murphy | May 17, 2017 Marketing plays an important role in influencing consumer healthcare decisions. Predictably, some healthcare messaging, media forms and strategies resonate more with consumers than others — but the ones that resonate most may surprise you. The “2017 Southwest Healthcare Marketing Report: Consumer Perceptions & Attitudes” surveyed roughly 500 consumers… Continue reading The 3 most effective words in healthcare ads
Written by Tamara Rosin (Twitter | Google+) | May 11, 2017 Hospitals today are facing higher turnover and attrition rates than ever before, according to a survey report from Leaders for Today, a hospital management staffing firm. What’s more, increasing turnover isn’t limited to certain healthcare jobs — it is affecting every role from the… Continue reading Hospitals face unprecedented turnover, attrition rates: 4 survey findings
I am offering yet another example that corroborates the universality of Cost of Service Ratio (COSR). COSR measures the annual cost of maintaining an asset as a percentage of its original purchase price. The cost drivers of annual maintenance cost are the cost of labor and the cost of parts. When purchased from the… Continue reading COSR is a Universal Metric
The annual Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Week celebration is just around the corner! The celebration (May 21–27) is designed to promote the awareness of—and appreciation for—the critical work of biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, imaging specialists, laboratory equipment specialists, and other members of the HTM field. This year, in addition to hosting two complimentary online town… Continue reading HTM Week May 21-27 – Free Stuff From AAMI
Register Now – Voluson E10 Troubleshooting Webinar – Jun 1, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT Conquest Imaging’s Director of Training, Jim Rickner discusses the care and troubleshooting of GE’s most advanced new Ultrasound System, the Voluson E10. This presentation will enable attendees to understand basics, troubleshooting techniques and tips for the new Voluson… Continue reading Coming June 1st: Voluson E10 Ultrasound Troubleshooting Webinar
At its Annual Conference last week, the HTMA-SC elected 4 new members to the Board. Dan Paladino of GMI, Nathan Tucker of MedRepairRx, Paul Mundy of GE, and Benjamin Archambault of Novant Health. These members join Mary Coker, of Cone Health, Joe Howe, of Lexington Health, Justin Miller of Aramark, Kevin Mattice of Lexington Health,… Continue reading HTMA-SC elects new members to Board
Another useful metric which I have used is Repeat Repair (RR). This is a code assigned to a work order if the same type of failure has occurred to the same device within the past 30 days. I think that we all agree that a specific device should not experience the same failure multiple times… Continue reading HTM Metric – Repeat Repair
I am going to be presenting a number of possible metrics to measure performance efficiency, PM effectiveness, and other dimensions of an HTM program. All may not be completely thought out, but are presented as food for thought. If they fit, use them, develop them, try them on for size. If you try one of… Continue reading HTM Metric: OutSourced to Total HTM Cost Ratio
The most often repeated career advice is that a mentor is the most valuable asset in your professional development toolbox. The AAMI Mentoring Program pairs AAMI members who are looking for guidance in a particular interest area with those who have expertise on a variety of healthcare technology topics. The goals of the program… Continue reading Does Your Career Need A Boost? Try The AAMI Mentoring Program.
HTMA-South Carolina and HTMA-Georgia are having their joint educational and networking conference today. We all meet in Columbia, SC for a day of vendors, classes, sharing horror and success stories. We’ll all be finished by about 5 PM so most people can be home to enjoy most of their weekend. Mark your calendars. Next… Continue reading Joint Conference of the SC and GA Associations Starts Today
In case you are interested, there is a bill before the United States House. It would require Independent Service Companies to begin tracking complaints, investigating them, and making periodic reports to the FDA concerning them. It is a little difficult to follow, because it refers to changed to be made to other acts and subsections,… Continue reading House Bill 2118 Would add work for Independent Servicers
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | April 25, 2017 Truven Health Analytics, a healthcare data and analytics solutions provider, has released its ninth annual list of the nation’s 15 top health systems. To identify the top 15 health systems in the nation, Truven analyzed data from 337 health systems based on the following… Continue reading Truven names 15 top health systems for 2017
Written by Mary Rechtoris | April 24, 2017 WalletHub compiled its list of the 10 best and 10 worst U.S. regions for children’s healthcare based on 28 metrics, including the number of uninsured children and the number of children aged 0 to 17 in “excellent” or “very good” health. The 10 best states include: 1. Vermont… Continue reading 20 best, worst US regions for children’s healthcare
Posted: 17 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT You must have heard a lot of people say, “the first impression is the last impression’. Frankly, that can be quite true. The first few moments you spend with a person is crucial since it will determine the direction of your conversation and even your relationship. Whether you… Continue reading 5 Ways To Make A Good Impression In Less Than 30 Seconds
Written by Alyssa Rege | April 18, 2017 The nursing profession has consistently ranked No. 1 in Gallup’s annual poll of Honesty and Ethical Standards in Professions for the past 15 years — which makes the rampant bullying and hazing that persists among nurses that much more surprising. Judith Meissner, RN, MSN coined the phrase “nurses eat… Continue reading 8 things to know about nurse bullying
Written by Anuja Vaidya (Twitter | Google+) | April 21, 2017 Becker’s Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive moves in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent. 1. Thomas Tulisiak, MD, president of Cleveland Clinic Medina (Ohio) Hospital, will leave his post to return to practicing… Continue reading 30 latest hospital, health system executive moves
Apr 20, 2017 | Tim Casey Hospitals in South Carolina that completed a voluntary, team-based surgical safety checklist had a significantly lower rate of 30-day post-operative mortality compared with hospitals that did not complete the program by the end of 2013, according to a population-based study. The risk-adjusted 30-day mortality rates were 22 percent lower… Continue reading Hospitals using surgical safety checklists have 22 percent lower 30-day mortality rates
WRITTEN by MARC CHERNOFF Your behavior is a little thing that makes a big difference. In our line of work, Angel and I hear from hundreds of coaching clients every month. Through this experience, we’ve come across scores of toxic behaviors that push people away from each other. And we’ve witnessed the devastation these behaviors… Continue reading 12 Toxic Behaviors that Push People Away From You
Apr 05, 2017 | Katherine Davis A new survey organized by the American Heart Association (AHA) found that only half of Americans would be willing to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency because of fears that they wouldn’t do it correctly. Of the 1,200 survey respondents, 61 percent of them worry that they would… Continue reading Survey finds many Americans afraid to perform CPR
It’s that time of year again! HTM Week 2017 (May 21 – 27) is just over a month away. Once again, AAMI will recognize the department or facility that best celebrates this special week with an announcement and a $500 gift card. To participate, all you have to do is let us know how you… Continue reading HTM Week – May 21-27 – and AAMI wants to Know How You are Going to Celebrate It
The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday released its Spring 2017 Hospital Safety Grade, highlighting hundreds of hospitals that are leading in preventing deadly medical errors at their facilities. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the first and only national healthcare rating focused on errors, accidents and infections, assigns A through F letter grades to general acute-care hospitals. Leapfrog… Continue reading Medical mistakes still kill 1,000 patients a day, Leapfrog says
By John Gregory Apr 10, 2017 In the first half of 2016, 889 medication errors or close calls in Pennsylvania hospitals could have been attributed to electronic health records or other monitoring technology, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The report from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority said most of the errors were either missed dosages… Continue reading EHRs blamed for hundreds of medication errors in Pennsylvania
The CDRH acknowledges that they don’t know everything about the medical devices that they regulate. So they have called up the medical industry to help educate them. The Experiential Learning Program (ELP) is asking manufacturers, researchers, laboratories and others to invite the CDRH staff on a series of field trips to show them about the… Continue reading CDRH Creates a New Program . . . and They Want Your Help
To help you separate what’s most relevant from what isn’t when it comes to EHR functionalities, peruse the comprehensive checklist in this informative 5-page report. Especially given the growingly complex nature of these electronic platforms, it’s a great way to save you time in making a highly impactful technology decision. GET YOUR COPY TODAY … Continue reading Your Ultimate EHR Selection Checklist
Posted: 07 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT Growing up, you might have probably heard tons of health myths already. Avoiding the pool when you just ate lunch and sleeping while your hair is still wet are just some of them. These claims seem so real that even though there aren’t enough studies to back them… Continue reading The Real Deal With Health Myths And Facts
This week’s Capital Education Session with Sean Poellnitz of CHRISTUS Health is viweable here. As requested by a few AHRMM members, we’re happy to post a link to the session here. If you’d like to hear about how Sean and his team are driving transparency in how they plan and procure equipment, this is… Continue reading 60-Minute Education Session on CHRISTUS their Capital Process Transparency
APR 3, 2017 @ 05:00 AM 5,447 The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets Kevin Kruse , CONTRIBUTOR What makes for a successful meeting? For some companies, the idea of holding consistently effective meetings is a pipe dream. Employees view most meetings as a necessary evil, a complete waste of time at best, a torturous… Continue reading Great Managers Lead Meetings For 3 Different Outcomes
Written by Laura Dyrda and Mary Rechtoris | March 24, 2017 CLICK HERE to read the original article at Becker’s Healthcare Review Healthcare has been moving from volume to value-based care for the past decade with the passage and implementation of the ACA; now healthcare institutions need strong leadership to navigate the changing industry tides as… Continue reading 100 great healthcare leaders to know
Written by Brian Zimmerman | March 23, 2017 A superbug outbreak at a foreign health facility has been linked to Olympus-made duodenoscopes that were recently redesigned to prevent such infections, according to the Los Angeles Times. In the U.S., Olympus issued a voluntary recall of TJF-Q180V duodenoscopes in January 2016, asking hospitals to return the devices so… Continue reading Redesigned Olympus scopes linked to superbug outbreak: 7 things to know
SANDRA SCOTT SIMONS, MD | PHYSICIAN | MARCH 23, 2017 “I’m going to write a column about dating you and call it ‘Sleeping with the Enemy,’” I announced from my rocking chair. His rocking stopped. “The enemy?” The rain was falling on the trees in front of my porch and on his parade. “Why am… Continue reading Sleeping with the enemy: When a physician dates an administrator
Embracing innovation and becoming pivotal players on the leadership team are just two ways nurse executives are helping to guide hospitals into the future March 20, 2017 Laurie Larson Health care’s rapid changes and growing complexity necessitate that all care providers collaborate and maximize their efficiency as never before, and few health care professionals understand… Continue reading The Rapidly Evolving Role of Nurse Executives
by BEN DICKSON — https://tnw.to/2ocsmvt The House’s decision to revoke the FCC’s broadband privacy rules can be huge deal for the future of your digital life. The decision effectively puts your data at the mercy of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with little or no oversight. This means ISPs will be virtually free to market and… Continue reading The best 3 ways to protect your data after Congress’ repeal of privacy rules
Mar 14, 2017 | Cara Livernois ECRI Institute has released its annual top patient safety concerns for 2017, which aims to identify potential threats to patient safety while addressing challenges and offering suggestions and resources to address them. ECRI complied the list as a checklist for healthcare organizations in the improvement to patient information security.… Continue reading Top 10 patient safety concerns released by ECRI Institute
Posted on January 29, 2017 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at Naked Capitalism By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She now spends most of her time in Asia researching a book about textile artisans. She also writes regularly about legal, political economy, and regulatory topics for various consulting clients and… Continue reading Waste Not, Want Not: Right to Repair Laws on Agenda in Some States
Chris Cheung Warning: If you think you’re average, don’t read this. This article is specially written for talented people who want to get a higher pay when getting a new job. If you think you’re just average, this article might not be suitable for you. Most employees would love to have a higher pay when… Continue reading How To Negotiate Salary Skilfully Without Being Pushy
Active listening is an active process, it is not just simply giving attention to the speakers, but also to show the verbal and non-verbal signs at the same time to let people know you are really digesting what they are saying. Most people are not really listening The average person talks at about 225 words… Continue reading The Skill That Most People Don’t Have: Active Listening
by BEN DICKSON — 1 day ago in ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE For centuries, humans have been fretting over “technological unemployment” or the loss of jobs caused by technological change. Never has this sentiment been accentuated more than it is today, at the cusp of the next industrial revolution. With developments in artificial intelligence continuing at a… Continue reading How to prepare for employment in the age of artificial intelligence
Written by Molly Gamble (Twitter | Google+) | February 16, 2017 The coming months or years may bring the repeal and replacement of the ACA, or ongoing policy uncertainty. Either way, your hospital and health system will feel margin pressure. “Under some of the scenarios our firm has modeled, the top-line hit the hospital industry… Continue reading 10 costs for health systems to target as the ax hangs over the ACA
With the average health-insurance premium estimated to rise 15 to 20 percent in the next two years and federal tax credits expected to decrease under the recently proposed American Health Care Act, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Cities Most Affected by Trumpcare. To gauge the impact of the Republican-proposed health… Continue reading Trumpcare – The Cities Most and Least Affected
The medical community is unable to reach consensus on what to do with America’s health insurance situation. The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot… Continue reading Physician Opinions About Healthcare Reform (humor)
Don Tennant | FROM UNDER THE RUG | POSTED 15 MAR, 2017 | | Share One of the most critical steps you can take to help prevent sensitive company data from walking out the door when an employee leaves is to conduct an effective exit interview. That’s the assessment of… Continue reading Exit Interview Key to Help Prevent Data Loss, CEO Says
Published on Jun 27, 2016 1:56 minute video. Will doctors be replaced with computers? In this digital age, technology like IBM’s computer Watson is creating uncertainty about human-powered professions, including those of physicians. This video describes how the need for empathy and the ability to evaluate hundreds of salient points at once will preserve the… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence – Will Computers Replace Doctors?
Nurses at Palomar Health in California were part of a study designed to reduce alarm fatigue. The results of that study were reviewed in a recent webinar from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. After all-day training sessions conducted with 1,200 nurses, the health system decreased its alarms by nearly 30 percent, from… Continue reading Hospital’s program reduces nuisance alarms 30 percent
24x7mag.com/2017/03/toshiba-offers-customized-preventative-maintenance-service/ Maintenance & Repair Published on March 7, 2017 To ensure imaging systems are operating safely and at optimum performance with appropriate and preventative maintenance, Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced a customized PM Only service agreement to customers. The agreement allows providers to fulfill and document that they are compliant with the Centers for Medicare and… Continue reading Toshiba Offers Customized Preventative Maintenance Service
Written by Heather Punke (Twitter | Google+) | March 02, 2017 Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center’s operating room was back to normal capacity Wednesday after its only ultrasonic sterilization machine malfunctioned Feb. 24, according to a Peninsula Daily News report. When the machine went down, the hospital canceled elective and non-emergent surgeries. The machine… Continue reading Sterilizer Failure Closes Much of Operating Room
Adena Health System (Chillicothe, Ohio). Adena Health System is comprised of three hospitals and six regional clinics, with a total of 311 beds. [READ MORE] Adventist Health System (Altamonte Springs, Fla.). As of 2016, Adventist Health System is a six-time winner of Gallup’s Great Workplace Award.[READ MORE] Agnesian HealthCare (Fond du Lac, Wis.). Agnesian HealthCare,… Continue reading Best Hospitals & Health Systems to Work For
Written by Heather Punke (Twitter | Google+) | February 28, 2017 Massachusetts is the best state in the nation and the No. 2 state for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report‘s inaugural Best States rankings released Tuesday. The publication evaluated all 50 states using more than 60 metrics and thousands of data points,… Continue reading 10 best states for healthcare, as ranked by US News
Written by Adam Schrag | Wednesday, 01 March 2017 08:46 With the minimally invasive spine surgery market predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.57 percent between 2016 and 2020, there’s much to look forward to. Learn more about the spine industry and outpatinet spine surgery at the Becker’s 15th Annual Spine,… Continue reading 20 things to know about minimally invasive spine surgery
Tech company on verge of developing a smart condom By Cara Livernois Mar 03, 2017 Fitness trackers have turned walking into something of a competition, with friends comparing the number of steps in a day or a week. Now, a company is aiming to bring wearable technology into the bedroom to track something more of… Continue reading Has Technology Gone Too Far?
Mar 02, 2017 | John Gregory A new sentinel event alert has been released by the Joint Commission, urging leaders in healthcare to develop an “effective safety culture” at their organizations to cut down on adverse events like delays in treatment and wrong-site surgery. In a press release, the commission said this culture is created… Continue reading Joint Commission releases 11 tenets of safety culture in new alert
Feb 17, 2017 | Cara Livernois Technology is prone to breaking from time to time but when the technology within a medical device fails, lives are at risk. Parker Waichman LLP, a law firm protecting patients injured by medical devices, have commented on the safety concerns involving morcellators and duodenoscopes. These comments ask regulators to… Continue reading Lawyers prompt for medical device failure reporting
Feb 09, 2017 | Katherine Davis Employees at large companies could be at an increased risk of of serious medical conditions, according to a new study by IBM Watson and the American Heart Association (AHA) that found they are more susceptible to developing heart disease and stroke. The study, published in Health Affairs, surveyed about… Continue reading Most employees at big companies face increased risk of heart disease, stroke
Written by Erin Dietsche (Twitter | Google+) | February 08, 2017 A new survey from Indeed.com found 24 percent of U.S. employees in the technology industry said they felt discrimination at work due to their gender, race, age, religion or sexual orientation, according to Reuters. The survey was conducted online in December through Censuswide, a… Continue reading Survey: 24% of tech workers see discrimination in the workplace
Norman Roth has a great job. He’s the CEO of the relatively small Greenwich Hospital in southern Connecticut, and for each night patients stayed at his hospital in 2015, he got paid $56.40. That’s the most extreme case I’ve seen in my years of writing about the health care economy, where executives are paid far… Continue reading Stay in a hospital, pay the CEO $56 a night
Written by Emily Rappleye | February 08, 2017 More than 11,000 organizations spent $3.12 billion on lobbying the federal government in 2016 — the lowest amount spent since 2007, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group. However, spending on the Hill is expected to pick up again under the Trump… Continue reading Top 25 lobbyists by spending: Who spent on healthcare issues in 2016
SANDRA SCOTT SIMONS, MD | PHYSICIAN | FEBRUARY 6, 2017 Basing medical care on patient satisfaction is as smart as basing elementary education on child satisfaction. The patient who wants a cheeseburger while going to the OR shouldn’t influence hospital reimbursement any more than the child who wants recess all day should influence school reimbursement.… Continue reading Basing medical care on patient satisfaction is as smart as basing school on child satisfaction
When it comes to data center networking, fiber optic cables are becoming the standard rather than copper. Take this quiz to see how much you know about fiber optic technology. CLICK HERE to test your knowledge. Presented by Tech Target About This E-Newsletter This email is published by the TechTarget CIO and IT Management… Continue reading Test your knowledge of fiber optic cables
Written by Adam Schrag | Monday, 13 February 2017 20:18 Medtronic is one of the world’s largest medical device companies. Here are 10 things to know about the device technology giant: 1. Medtronic was founded as a medical equipment repair shop in 1949 in Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie. Their… Continue reading 10 things to know about Medtronic
February 13, 2017 If you’re working right now, it’s safe to say that you had to send out a resume in order to get hired. Even if you didn’t, there could come that time in the future where you may have to. In order to do that, you need to know how to write a good… Continue reading What I Learned From Reading 1,000 Resumes
Written by Ayla Ellison (Twitter | Google+) | February 10, 2017 Here are the adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2015, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the latest statistics from Kaiser State Health Facts. These figures, which are based on information from the 2015… Continue reading A state-by-state breakdown of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day
With health care reform underway and U.S. life expectancy declining for the first time since 1993, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Healthiest Cities in America. To identify the places where health is a priority, WalletHub’s analysts compared 150 of the largest U.S. cities across 34 key metrics. The data set… Continue reading 2017 America’s Healthiest Cities
Robots Rising: 4 Robotic Companies We All Foolishly Forgot About What other surgical robots exist out there? Outside of industry pioneer Intuitive and other successful robotics companies (Mazor Robotics, MAKO Surgical, MedTech SA) I did some research and revisited some surgical robots that may have gone silent in the public eye. Here’s a list of… Continue reading Robots Rising: 4 More Surgical Robotic Companies
CompTIA Core Certification Bundle These Comprehensive Study Guides Will Help You Earn Some of the Most Coveted IT Certifications Around If you want to work in IT professionally, then you need to get certified by CompTIA. This bundle offers comprehensive study materials for 4 major CompTIA certifications for IT security professionals, so you can pass… Continue reading Study Course for A+, Security+, Network+ (all three) for $39.99 – 96% off List Price
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that AAMI is inviting all members to attend an upcoming town hall meeting with its new president and CEO Robert Jensen so you can hear firsthand his vision for the future and provide your perspectives. Three one-hour sessions are scheduled for March 8 and 9. During the town… Continue reading AAMI Town Hall Meeting
Service Contract Pricing: Appliances: While the typical appliance service contract costs roughly 14% to 16% of the price of the product it protects, there is an enormous amount of variation, depending on which administrator the retailer works with, how long the contract lasts, and whether the product is low end or top of the line.… Continue reading Service Contract Pricing
Written by Jessica Kim Cohen | February 09, 2017 GE has announced a new goal: to bridge the company’s gender gap by 2020. To reach gender parity, GE plans to hire 20,000 women to fill STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) roles, including jobs related to engineering, manufacturing, IT and product management. In a news release,… Continue reading GE to hire 20k women for STEM jobs by 2020
Written by Jessica Kim Cohen | January 31, 2017 Cybersecurity and breach prevention are top concerns for mid-sized and large organizations, according to a Trustwave report of 147 IT security professionals in North America. Here are the top five transgressions respondents cited as “fireable” offenses. 1. Failure to meet regulatory compliance that led to a large… Continue reading The most common reasons IT pros are fired
CareFusion is recalling the Alaris Syringe Pump because of a faulty Air-In-Line sensor which may generate a false alarm and cause the syringe pump to stop supplying the infusion to the patient. The false alarm may be repeated and require the health care provider to clear the alarm to restart the infusion. An interruption of… Continue reading CareFusion recalls Alaris syringe pump due to an alarm error
Written by Megan Wood | Thursday, 02 February 2017 Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic is planning to sell a portion or all of its medical supplies business, unnamed sources revealed to Bloomberg. Here are six key insights: 1. Medtronic is working with advisers to identify potential buyers. 2. The division may be worth approximately $5… Continue reading Medtronic plans to sell medical supplies unit, Bloomberg reports: 6 key insights
Written by Laura Dyrda | February 02, 2017 Thirty-seven states have certificate of need legislation in some capacity. The National Conference of State Legislatures listed the status of CON in all states as of Aug. 25, 2016. Alabama: yes Alaska: yes Arizona: yes* Arkansas: yes California: no Colorado: no Connecticut: yes Delaware: yes Florida: yes Georgia:… Continue reading Certificate-of-need status for all 50 states
For many liquors, aging is the key to their distinct flavors. Brandy is no exception, with top-shelf labels spending years in casks. But chemists think they have discovered a shortcut—ultrasound. Spanish researchers shot a river of brandy through a bed of American oak chips and blasted the mix with ultrasound for three days. They also… Continue reading Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days
by Brianna Crandall — January 9, 2017 — Baltimore tops this year’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list, just released by pest control provider Orkin. In the six years Orkin has released the bed bug city rankings, this is the first time Baltimore has made the top five, moving up nine spots since last year.… Continue reading Orkin releases new Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list
Written by Tamara Rosin (Twitter | Google+) | January 31, 2017 Fear of a global recession is the No. 1 concern among CEOs around the world, according to a Conference Board survey of 555 CEOs worldwide. Fortune notes that the survey was administered before the election of President Donald Trump, so it is impossible to… Continue reading What keeps CEOs up at night? 5 survey findings
Anywhere high-tech is used creates a demand for security technology professionals. “We need to make sure every door has a lock, so to speak,” said PK Agarwal, regional dean and CEO of Northeastern University-Silicon Valley and former CTO for California under Governor Schwarzenegger. Security professionals are in demand right now. Entry-level security jobs, according to… Continue reading The Most In-Demand Security Jobs and How to Get Them
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