I just finished reading a great journal article in the Quality and Safety in Health Care Journal that proposes using Market-based Control Mechanisms similar to those found in Kyoto Protocols which sets a limit on Emissions and Carbon Markets utilizing Cap and Trade of Emission Credits. The authors theorize that setting a so called Patient Safety [...]

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Disability KaR a global not-for-profit whose goal is to promote good health in developing countries has released a series of six (6) management guides geared towards Healthcare Technology Management or as its called in our neck of the woods Biomed/Clinical Engineering Management.
The guides are meant to help improve the effectiveness of Healthcare Technology Management tasks [...]

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Fluke Biomedical was kind enough to send me a prototype model of their new ESA612 Electrical Safety Analyzer to test and play around with for a few days. Here are my observations after using the analyzer for a couple of days.
 

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Warren over at Squidoo Biomed has added a new section: “Following ‘Clinical Engineering’ on Twitter”.
For those of you who arent familliar with the Squidoo Biomed site, I suggest that you check it out and add it to your bookmarks (ctrl + D).
Check it out: Squidoo Biomed
 

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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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AAMI’s TMC (Technology Management Council) has released a new Biomed Brochure to be used to help recruit new people to this wonderful profession.
The brochure makes for a nice read, I even learnt a few new things. You can download a pdf version of the brochure or order to have them shipped to you by visiting http://www.aami.org/tmcconnect/promoting.html.
About the [...]

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What would it be like if all the biomeds in the US quit??? Well, apparently Uganda has no Biomedical Engineers, and its becoming a big problem.
The Daily Monitor a Uganda paper reports that “Uganda risks becoming a museum for [broken] medical equipment”.
Uganda risks becoming a museum for medical equipment now that the government secured [...]

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US News & World Report lists Biomedical Equipment Technician as one of the top 30 Best Careers for 2009 (updated for a rapidly changing economy).
“Equipment technicians install, train, calibrate, and maintain a cadre of fast-evolving medical equipment, such as PET/CT scanners and robotic radiosurgery units. Computer systems know-how is increasingly useful, and you can be [...]

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Just visited Currentpath.com a Biomed/Clinical Engineering Website and Forum and the site looks great. Current Path has been completely redone, and has had many new features added to it. Check it out, I am sure you will find it a valuable asset.
Currentpath - Healthcare Technology Central

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When it rains it pours! Here is another Medical Equipment theft.
Lesson learnt: confirm serial number with manufacturer when buying used medical equipment.
Heres the article:
A former St. John Medical Center employee was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for stealing medical equipment from the hospital and selling it on eBay.
Billy James Dick, 31, pleaded guilty [...]

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