The general principles of ‘Business Process Re-engineering’ can be applied in a logical and systematic way to achieve cost saving and service improvements. It is possible to design a simple single improvement…
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EBME Service & Maintenance Contract Evaluation Process
Evaluation and management of equipment maintenance contracts is a very important part of the services provided by EBME. Equipment is first evaluated to determine whether it requires planned maintenance. If equipment is…
Being an EBME Manager in the 21st Century
The past In the 1950’s there were no Electronic and Biomedical engineering departments (EBME) in the National Health Service (NHS). In the 1960’s, the Department of Health and Social Security published Hospital…
Acceptance Testing of Medical Equipment
The medical equipment department should ensure processes are in place for acceptance testing. These processes will check that equipment meets safety standards, meets clinical requirements, and the procurement requirements of the Hospital…
Phenomenon of Smoking Haunts the Society Saudi Health Ministry
Translated from Article by Sulaiman Al-boy Secretary-General of the Anti-Smoking Society Become obsessed with the phenomenon of smoking haunts the society, caused by the effects of health, economic and social studies confirmed…
Gene Therapy Boosted Fading Vision of 9yr Old
Philadelphia, Oct 24, SPA — Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single treatment, Reuters reported….
Calls for Pre-marital Health Tests in Bahrain
MANAMA Bahrain Unregistered temporary marriages increase the risk of sexual transmitted diseases, a doctor in Manama warned on Thursday. One particular HIV case that was reported among a Bahraini national and woman…
GE HealthCare Conference–Insights and Lessons
GE’s extraordinary CMO Beth Comstsock and GE HealthCare’s design guru Bob Schwartz put on Health By Design, a really important little conference on Thursday. I was lucky to be part of a…
Preventing Surgical Fires: Important New Recommendations Released By ECRI Institute
ECRI Institute and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Offer Resources for Reducing Fire Risk PLYMOUTH MEETING, A flash fire on a patient during surgery is a very real tragedy, often leading to disfigurement,…
Sectra Enters the Saudi Arabian Market
The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra (STO:SECTB) has signed a distribution agreement with Attieh Medico, a leading medical technology company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Attieh Medico represents a number…
Can ventilating patients spread H1N1 flu in hospitals?
Article by by Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff Writer Plumes of virus-laden air shooting out from the masks of patients undergoing noninvasive ventilation could put healthcare workers at increased risk for…
Foster Wheeler awarded water treatment contract in Saudi Arabia
With water treatment projects gaining momentum in the Middle East, Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a design contract for the expansion of a wastewater treatment plant in Saudi Arabia. The company…
New figures reveal 285 million people worldwide with diabetes
According to the latest figures from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 285 million people worldwide have diabetes, and far more young people and those living in low- and middle-income countries are…
Institute of Biomedical Engineering Win Top Innovation Prize
2009-10-19 14:49:40 – Institute of Biomedical Engineering Named Overall Winner In “Outstanding Contribution to Innovation & Technology” Category London, United Kingdom, October 19 2009 – The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College…
New Web Site Calculates Embolization Coil Packing Density
Article by Barbara Kram, Editor dotmed.com www.angiocalc.com helps clinicians optimize deployed coil volume to aid patient outcomes in cerebral aneurysm procedure. A new web site, authored by South Carolina radiologist Mike Hanley,…