GlobeStar Systems World Connex — Day Two
During configuration Stephen configured a test environment into the system for verification testing at installation, and with subsequent hardware and software upgrades.
FDA Issues New MDDS Rule
Besides the obvious question of whether the FDA is really serious about regulating MDDS, a few things jump out as areas that need clarification.
New Hospital Has Variable Acuity Patient Rooms
Reader Geoff T. sent this link to a story in Healthcare Design magazine on a new heart hospital at Ohio State University Medical Center. While I have mixed feelings about specialised hospitals, I was encouraged by the broad adoption of variable acuity units. For this crew, building a new hospital just like the old hospital […]
Monitoring Currently Unmonitored Patients
I came across some interesting posts in the Biomed Listserv. A biomed from a 250 bed hospital is looking for feedback on GE and Philips telemetry systems. This 260 bed community hospital is going to buy a 12 channel system, and ramp up to about 150 of the devices over the next few years. All […]
Philips Issues Alarm Notification Warning Letter
Last November, Philips sent a formal medical device notification letter to their customers. Titled “Increased Number of Reports of Adverse Events Referencing Patient Monitoring Alarms,” the letter explains that over the past 3 years, reviews of customer complaints have noted an increase in the number of adverse events that refer to alarms on patients being […]
