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Analyzing the clinical lab.(Service Solutions)

Apr 01, 2008; Diiulio, Renee ... BIOMEDS HAVE TRADITIONALLY FOUND clinical laboratories intimidating places--a view justified by the large amount of biohazardous materials, technical scientific jargon, and sophisticated pieces of equipment. But just as gloves and goggles can offer physical protection, education and ...

Mechanical ventilation.(ICC Prep)

Apr 01, 2008; Harrington, David ... DEPENDING ON THE DICTIONARY USED, VENtilation has numerous definitions, with the second or third definition as "the process of the exchange of air between the lungs and ambient air." This is the definition that we will use in this article. We will also confine this article to the ...

Targeting better customer service: smart users of CEMS find new applications for data that can enhance service.(Clinical equipment management systems )

Apr 01, 2008; Diiulio, Renee ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Clinical equipment management systems (CEMS) offer more than a paperless and painless method for tracking service, vendors, staff, and inventory--though these are often the reasons used to justify their purchase. But even more value can be found when data ...

Action has its rewards: not satisfied with the status quo, the Community Health team took on the state to create a better way.(Cover story)

Apr 01, 2008; Hinesly, Dana ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Listen to your employees" is one of the most tried-and-true pieces of advice for managers. Yet, in many organizations, it is heeded about as often as the recommendation to not eat too much at Thanksgiving dinner. For Karen Waninger, who assumed ...

Going global.(Up Front)(Editorial)

Apr 01, 2008; Kirst, Julie ... IN A RECENT POLL ON OUR WEB site (www.24x7mag.com), we asked readers if they would like to design or modify medical devices. More than 80% said they would. Anyone designing a device will certainly have their eye on the international marketplace and will need to be aware of changes that ...

Managing projects in a shared environment.(Networking)

Apr 01, 2008; Castaneda, Mario ... TODAY, CLINICAL ENGINEERING IS IN THE early phases of what will be a true revolution in health care in the 21st century. We are already experiencing some of the disorienting effects of simultaneous and escalating changes in medical technology, information technology, national health care ...

ReMedPar.(Focus On Replacement Parts)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... ReMedPar, Goodlettsville, Tenn, provides quality-assured replacement parts for medical imaging equipment for most manufacturers and modalities. The company stocks an increased parts inventory in its 110,000-square-foot facility, featuring many models of x-ray, mammogram, ultrasound, ...

Medrad Inc USA.(Focus On Replacement Parts)(Medrad Inc USA. provides repairs for field-replaceable units)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Medrad Inc USA, Multi Vendor Service group, Warrendale, Pa, provides depot-based repairs for field-replaceable units from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for MR coils, ultrasound transducers, and ultrasound parts. To minimize downtime, the company ...

PartsSource.(Focus On Replacement Parts)(PartsSource provides alternative parts for hospital equipment and also provides services of ePartsFinder Web application for online part ordering )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... PartsSource, Aurora, Ohio, is a multimanufacturer, multimodality alternative parts supplier supporting imaging and biomed parts requests for hospital equipment. The company offers parts support for 2,500 makes, models, and modalities of hospital equipment, and aggregates suppliers in ...

Conquest Imaging.(Focus On Replacement Parts)(Conquest Imaging provides ultrasound equipment, parts, probes, machines, and peripherals)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Conquest Imaging, Stockton, Calif, stocks its 30,000-square-foot warehouse with ultrasound equipment, parts, probes, machines, and peripherals. The sales team searches, resources, and locates parts, probes, and accessories from OEMs with real-time database inventory and overnight delivery ....

Medical-grade power strips for movable equipment.(Tools of the Trade)(power strips PS-415-HG-OEM and PS-615-HGOEM from Tripp Lite)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Tripp Lite, Chicago, has two new power strips, the PS-415-HG-OEM and the PS-615-HGOEM, in its line of hospital/ medical-grade products. Both units are UL-recognized for 1363a standards, and are designed as components of a larger system, such as mobile medical carts. They meet the UL 1363a ...

Radianse.(Industry Insider)(Interview)

Apr 01, 2008; O'Rourke, Judy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN 2000, THE FOUNDERS OF RADIANSE, ANDOVER, Mass, were determined to make real-time location cost-effective and integral for tracking and monitoring equipment and patients in health care facilities. The company's location-enabled applications help ...

Trace gas analyzer.(Tools of the Trade)(BC Group introduces trace gas analyzer )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... BC Group, St Louis, introduces the new Bacharach nitrous oxide trace gas analyzer (TGA), which uses a nondispersive IR cell that provides stability and repeatability with a measurement resolution of 1 ppm. The instrument features data-logging capabilities, TWA, leak detection, auto-zero, ...

Wireless temperature monitoring solution.(Tools of the Trade)(Wireless temperature monitoring equipment from AeroScout Inc.)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... AeroScout Inc, Redwood City, Calif, offers a wireless temperature monitoring application for logging and alerting staff of temperature fluctuations for critical health care items and products over standard Wi-Fi networks. The FDA-registered solution uses Wi-Fi RFID tags with integrated ...

Electromedical test kit.(Tools of the Trade)(model 288 test kit from Rigel)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The model 288 test kit, a recent addition to the range of electromedical test instrumentation from Rigel, Peterlee, England, is a special equipment package for EBME testing in line with the new IEC 62353 standard for medical devices. The kit links the new IEC 62353-compliant tester with a ...

The legacy continues.(Soapbox)

Apr 01, 2008; Dreps, Douglas ... WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE RECEIVED SOME reaction to our June 2007 "Soapbox" article, "A Legacy of Safety," from our colleague Binseng Wang (see November 2007 "Soapbox"). We do wish he had directed his argument to the proposition of defining our activities in the manner we have. Does he have a ...