As Biomeds our main function is to promote and ensure patient safety… one vital aspect of our profession is minimizing the risk of legal liability to our employers and clients. So what do you do if your client or employer is being sued due to medical equipment malfunction, and you are being called on to testify in [...]

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On May 7, 2008 Tom Citak conducted a Power Point presentation on biomedical equipment technology to a number of high school students enrolled in the electronics/computer and health occupations curriculum at the Warwick Career & Technical Center in Warwick, Rhode Island. Tom was joined by John Clancy, BMET III and Bob Harbick, Biomedical Manager at [...]

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Via Toolmonger:
Toolmonger “reader Litcritter just became a proud papa, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a tool guy. While his bundle of joy was being born he took the time to swing the camera around and grab a shot of the crash cart in the corner of the room.”

Apparently some hospitals decided to save some [...]

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The New York Times wrote about Surgical Robots in an article published yesterday. The article briefly explains the different available robotic systems and the companies designing and inventing them.
Those of you who are active in the Stock Market should be aware of the returns the Intuitive Surgical (ISRG: 301.07 -0.26 -0.09%, vol: 395,857, 52wk: 204.11 [...]

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As posted last week, you can post your open Biomed related positions here on The Biomed Blog. All you need to do is go to the Classifieds/Post A Job page and post the position.
With hospitals out-sourcing Biomed departments there are many Biomeds looking for new work. If you have an available position, post it here and help [...]

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Biomeds working at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan walked into work last Friday Morning to find that they longer had jobs.
Gensys has outsourced their in-house Biomed Department to Trimedx, a national provider of Clinical Engineering Services. The decision to go third party was made in ”an effort to insure long-term productivity and enhanced [...]

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KMOT TV the North Dakota arm of NBC reported about the Biomed field last week. Its nice to get some recognition for our hard work… maybe this will start a national movement!
Enjoy!
News Report Video
Transcript
Via the Biomedtalk Listserv

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The Scarborough Evening News reports today of a £15,000 blood gas analyzer that was smashed by a patient in Scarborough Hospital. The estimated damage is £7,000 for a shattered display.
The patient responsible for the damage has been arrested and is charged with criminal damage.
This is something all us Biomeds are familiar with. Although this is [...]

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When going on a service call the only tool I usually take with me is my Leatherman Wave. It has pretty much the only tool I rely on 90% of the time. This morning I forgot mine at home, and to be honest I felt completely naked without it. It got me wondering…
Whats your go-to [...]

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AAMI the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, released a poster in honor of National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Week which takes place from May 18 through May 24, 2008.
AAMI’s TMC (Technology Management Council) produced a 4-color poster that hospitals, manufacturers, schools, and biomedical societies can use to draw attention to the event.
To find out more about [...]

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