Research has shown that good design can impact length of stay (LOS), patient safety, and outcomes. Health Facilities Management published a round table discussion on Nursing Unit Planning and Design. Much of the discussion centered on traditional nursing units and how they're crowded, noisy and chaotic. In response to this there is a trend to […]
First it was the Mayo Clinic, now it's Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in Singapore who has published a study on the safety of cell phones in hospitals. Phones can be used anywhere in the hospital as long as they're at least 2 meters from a medical device.
TTSH's study found that doctors spend an average […]
Not one to be left out of the wireless sensor market, Texas Instruments has completed their acquisition of low power RF wireless transceiver company Chipcon. (Press release)
The Chipcon product line strengthens
TI’s position in ZigBee, a global standard for wireless monitoring and
control applications. Chipcon was the first company to launch a 2.4 GHz
IEEE 802.15.4 compliant and […]
I stumbled across this PowerPoint presentation the other day. John Murray at the FDA put together this presentation that spells out expectations regarding patching off the shelf (OTS) software used in medical devices. If you want to know the real story, check it out. The term guidance is in quotes because this is an informal […]
The Richardson Regional Medical Center now provides free Wi-Fi Internet access to patients and visitors throughout the hospital. What started as a WLAN to support paperless charting became a broader deployment.
Today, the entire hospital is on a Wi-Fi system. The system
includes waiting rooms, patient rooms and associated medical office
buildings. Access is also available to […]
Last month when I was at the FDA’s Twinbrook offices, I had a chance to talk with some FDA officials involved in software compliance. We talked about secondary alarm notification systems and how they fit the FDA’s regulatory framework. It was a very interesting conversation. With a finite budget and human resources, the FDA has […]
