A proposed law being voted on in the Texas State Senate will make it illiegal (Class C misdemeanor) for someone to calibrating, repairing, or performing preventative maintenance on or otherwise servicing a device designated by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a class II or class III medical device, unless certified.
Certification is defined [...]

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Ian over at the Impacted Nurse Blog decided to have some fun with the defibrillator in his ward by adding a big toggle switch to the side of it.
So what do you think? Does it need to go through FDA Approval, and is Ian now considered a installer?
Via Medgadget

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I would like to take the opportunity to welcome and thank Fluke Biomedical for advertising and supporting the continued operations of The Biomed Blog.
For those of you who havent yet heard the news of Fluke Biomedical’s New Electrical Safety Analyser the ESA612 please see the posts below or visit the Fluke Biomedical ESA612 home page at [...]

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Med1Onine the online reseller of used medical equipment and parts has closed shop and is no longer in business. Visitors to the Med1Online.com website are greeted with a letter stating the following:

To our creditors:
                        We regret to inform you that Med1Online (the “Company”) will be terminating its operations on April 10, 2009.   Due to poorer [...]

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ECRI Institute Launches New
Nomenclature for Medical Technology Service 
ECRI is promoting the adoption and use of a common vocabulary for service activities within the clinical engineering community with the launch of the Universal Medical Technology Service Nomenclature (UMTSN™). Terms are grouped under three categories: Maintenance/Service Activities Terminology, Equipment Problem Terminology, and Maintenance/Service Time and Cost Terminology.
UMTSN [...]

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In observence of the Pesach/Passover Holiday I will be unable to post any new postings over the next 8days. Dont worry though, once I get back on April 17, 2009 I will make sure to get you all back up to speed.
To our Jewish readers a CHAG KOSHER VE’SAMEACH  to you and your families.
See you all in 8 days!

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ACCE, the American College of Clinical Engineering has published its ACCE News March/April Issue.
Inside this issue:

 President’s Message: CE & the iPhone
HIMSS 2009 Chicago
ACCE Awardees
Providing Excellent Service, Part 2
ACEW Ghana
International: East Africa
and more… 

The newsletter is available for download at the ACCE Website.
ACCE NEWS
ACCE NEWS Direct Download

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The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, announces its new Disease-Specific Care Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure. This certificate of distinction recognizes hospitals that are making exceptional efforts to foster better quality of care and outcomes for heart failure patients.
The Joint Commission’s new advanced certification program requires organizations to meet the [...]

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Hospital deeming application: March 2009 Update
In January 2009, The Joint Commission posted 165 new and revised requirements as part of its hospital deeming application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Following discussions with CMS, a number of those requirements were considered equivalent to existing elements of performance or were already addressed in The [...]

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Certain adhesive patches that deliver medication through the skin have been found to be a risk to patient safety. The patches, if worn while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging scans or MRIs, can cause skin burns, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today.
The patches of concern include both brand name and generic products and patches [...]

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