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HEALTH AND MEDICAL RELATED GOVERNMENT SITES
HEALTHCARE RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
HEALTHCARE INFORMATION & NEWS
HEALTH INDUSTRY AND HEALTHCARE PUBLICATIONS
HEALTH AND MEDICAL RELATED GOVERNMENT SITES
Healthfinder - a guide to healthcare industry information Healthfinder developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies is a resource for finding government and nonprofit healthcare industry, medical and human services information on the Internet. See information on biomedical test equipment and diagnostic medical equipment such as CT scanners and kidney dialysis machines.
MedWatch Reporting by Consumers
MedWatch is the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) program for reporting serious reactions and problems with medical equipment and products, such as drugs and medical devices. If there is a problem with a medical device you can report the problem with MedWatch and contact a medical equipment repair technician.
Device Advice
Device Advice is an interactive system of information concerning medical devices including but not limited to: Federal regulations, medical device reporting, medical device recalls, listing a device and consumer information for medical and biomedical equipment.
FDA Employment: Engineer
FDA Employment Opportunities site for FDA engineers serve as scientific reviewers of data in a scientific specialty field such as biomedical equipment technician to determine the safety and efficacy of medical equipment. Duties consist primarily of evaluating scientific data, as well as methods and descriptions of medical test equipment contained in medical equipment submissions from manufacturers to the agency.
HEALTHCARE RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AAMI: About the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), founded in 1967, is a unique alliance of nearly 6,000 members united by the common goal of increasing the understanding of biomedical equipment management and biomedical equipment use.
AAMI Standards
AAMI is a source for timely information on medical instrumentation, medical equipment, and healthcare technology, and a the primary resource for the standards used by biomedical equipment technicians and the medical equipment service technicians.
AAMI: ICC/USCC Certification
AAMI provides ICC/USCC Certification programs that enhance the ability of the medical equipment technicians, biomedical equipment technicians, healthcare institutions, and the medical industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively. Certification prepares technicians for hospital equipment repair, medical equipment repair and biomedical equipment repair.
Biomedical Engineering Society
The Biomedical Engineering Society was incorporated in Illinois on February 1, 1968 as a full service professional society for biomedical engineering and bioengineering. The Bioengineering Society promotes the increase of biomedical engineering knowledge and its utilization.
The Bioengineering society can help with information on career planning in the biomedical field. A career as a biomedical engineer includes working with other health care professionals including physicians, nurses, therapists and biomedical equipment technicians. Biomedical engineers may be called upon in a wide range of capacities: to design instruments, devices, and software, to bring together knowledge from many technical sources to develop new procedures, test biomedical equipment or to conduct research needed to solve clinical problems.
Hospitalconnect.com
From the AHA, American Hospital Association, Hospitalconnect.com is a healthcare news portal featuring healthcare and medical equipment news and information.
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is the advocate and resource for continuous improvement in the health care engineering and facilities management professions. ASHE represents nearly 6,000 facilities managers, biomedical technicians and engineers, clinical engineers, biomedical equipment management and professionals in the fields of health care design, construction and safety.
AHA online Store
AHA Resource Center is a centralized source for information on a wide range of health care issues. Analysts, consultants, educators, researchers, medical equipment technicians, legal staff, health care professionals, and others from across the nation make this their first choice for health services information.
AAAHC
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is a leader in ambulatory health care accreditation and serves as an advocate for the provision and documentation of high quality health services in ambulatory health care organizations.
Accreditation can enhance a center's strategic management decision making process. Those who have achieved accreditation say it helps increase their efficiency and reduce costs. Using refurbished or reconditioned medical equipment can help control costs.
American Association for Respiratory Care
Since 1947, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) has been committed to enhancing your professionalism as a respiratory care practitioner, improving your performance on the job, and helping you broaden the scope of knowledge essential to your success utilizing new, reconditioned and refurbished equipment.
ACHE
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives. ACHE works toward its goal of improving the health status of society by advancing healthcare leadership and biomedical equipment managementexcellence.
AHRA
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA). The AHRA provides opportunities for biomedical equipment technicians to share information and experience through meetings, committee work and member-to-member contact at local, regional and national levels.
AORN Online
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses that supports registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures as well as working with biomedical equipment. AORN is the global leader in promoting excellence in perioperative nursing practice.
AMA-American Medical Association
From medical equipment repair to reconditioned medical equipment, from tobacco to adolescent health, from AIDS to Medicare, the American Medical Association speaks out on issues important to patients and the nation's health and services.
Radiology, News, Education, Service
AuntMinnie.com provides the first comprehensive community Internet site for radiologists and related professionals in the medical imaging industry. AuntMinnie provides a forum for radiologists, biomedical equipment technicians, business management, biomedical equipment management, technologists, members of organized medicine, and industry to meet, transact, research, and collaborate on topics within the field of radiology.
College of American Pathologists
Laboratories accredited by the College of American Pathologists meet exacting standards set by the College's Commission on Laboratory Accreditation and approved by the College's Board of Governors. The goal of the College's Laboratory Accreditation Program is to improve the quality of clinical laboratory services and to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results through an educational and peer review inspection process of procedures and biomedical equipment. Inspectors are pathologists, biomedical equipment repair technicians and other laboratory professionals who combine their extensive knowledge of the science of pathology with proper quality assurance procedures to determine whether a laboratory meets the standards for accreditation.
ECRI
ECRI is an independent nonprofit health services research agency. Their mission is to improve the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. One way to conserve costs is to utilize the expertise of a medical equipment repair technician or hospital equipment repair technician to recondition medical equipment.
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
HFMA is a leading US personal membership organization for financial management professionals employed by healthcare facilities and related organizations. The HFMA can instruct your biomedical equipment management team on utilizing refurbished and reconditioned medical equipment.
Welcome to the IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. or IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 377,000 individual members in 150 countries. IEEE membership provides a variety of benefits to its members ranging from technical publications to conferences to career development assistance to financial services. Biomedical equipment management teams, biomedical equipment repair technicians, medical equipment repair technicians and hospital equipment repair technicians can utilize the IEEE site to the fullest extent.
IAMERS
The International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers is dedicated to creating a professional, secondary market by bringing together leading dealers, lessors, refurbishers of medical equipment and medical equipment servicing repair and related services committed to ethics and professionalism.
Working closely with the US Food & Drug Administration and the US Department of Commerce, IAMERS helps ensure that refurbished and reconditioned medical equipment remains a trusted and valued alternative to expensive new equipment.
RSNA
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), is a nonprofit medical society with 30,000 members. It is used by physicians, biomedical equipment technicians and other health care professionals, journalists, educators, librarians, and others. The purpose of the Radiological Society of North America is to promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research.
American National Standards Institute
ANSI Online, the American National Standards Institute posts standards used by biomedical equipment technicians and medical equipment servicing repair technicians.
ASTM
ASTM has developed and published 10,000 technical standards, which are used by medical and biomedical equipment technicians and industries worldwide. ASTM members develop the standards within the ASTM consensus process. Technical publications, training courses, and Statistical Quality Assurance Programs are other ASTM products; ASTM services include The ASTM Institute for Standards Research.
Document Center Home Page
Document Center Inc. specializes in paper copy delivery of specifications and standards. This technical information is used in trade, engineering, manufacturing, and other aspects of commerce. The documents specifically describe a product, test, or material, allowing for uniform compliance from a variety of sources. Biomedical equipment technicians and their colleagues will utilize these standards within their biomedical equipment management, especially when working with reconditioned medical equipment.
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards. This site is a informative resource for hospital and medical equipment repair technicians.
The Library of Congress
TheLibrary of Congress website offers information from hospital equipment repair to biomedical equipment management to industry standards. This information may be useful to accredited biomedical equipment technicians.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) provides a full range of conformity and quality assessment services to manufacturers of biomedical test equipment and other organizations. In addition to these customers, UL also assists jurisdictional and provincial authorities, provides educational materials to consumers, and works to strengthen safety systems worldwide.
Service Industry Association
Service Industry Association is a non-profit organization made up of high technology service companies, including the biomedical and healthcare professionals, promoting customer choices. SAI creates forums between vendors, service providers, and users for education, communications and information.
American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)
Founded in 1991, American College of Clinical Engineering - ACCE is committed to enhancing the profession of clinical engineering. As clinical medicine has become increasingly dependent on wider use of highly sophisticated technology, and the ever more complex medical equipment associated with it, such as the intricate biomedical equipment, the clinical engineer's role in the health care system has continuously evolved as well.
HFMA - Healthcare Financial Management Association
HFMA is the nation's leading personal membership organization for healthcare financial management and biomedical equipment management professionals. HFMA brings perspective and clarity to the industry's complex issues for the purpose of preparing our members to succeed. The Healthcare Financial Management Association programs, publications and partnerships can help to enhance the capabilities that strengthen not only individual careers such as biomedical equipment technician, but also the organizations from which the members come.
MHA - Group Purchasing for Healthcare Professionals
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc (MHA) is a provider of contract purchasing services to long-term care (LTC) pharmacies and also offers a variety of services to pharmaceutical manufacturers selling to the LTC industry, including contract administration, marketing, and continuing education. MHA believes in value beyond price, and offers members a comprehensive portfolio of products including medical equipment and services associated with biomedical equipment management as well as tools to help maximize profitability. Ê
JCAHO
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has been accrediting hospitals for more than 40 years. Accreditation by the Joint Commission is recognized nationwide as a "seal of approval" which indicates that a hospital meets certain performance standards. Joint Commission accreditation helps hospitals to improve their performance and patient outcomes and to demonstrate accountability in managed care and the rapidly changing health care marketplace.
HEALTHCARE INFORMATION & NEWS
Modern Healthcare
Modern Healthcare, a health care business news weekly, provides hospital executives with reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive healthcare news, including news for biomedical healthcare equipment technicians. The magazine also publishes a daily e-mail newsletter, the Daily Dose, and exclusive content for modernhealthcare.com.
Revised article originally published in Modern Healthcare December 10, 2002
Hospital Fees are Rising Because They Can
Lack of competition, a weakened managed-care system and rising labor costs are the primary drivers behind escalating hospital charges. According to the article, the No. 1 reason hospital charges are going up is that they can go up. One way to cut escalating hospital expenses is to get a handle on biomedical equipment management by using reconditioned medical equipment and refurbished medical equipment.
Temple Biomedical Engineering Tech Tips
Temple Biomedical Engineering Tech Tips provides biomedical equipment technicians & medical equipment technicians with information relating to biomedical equipment and hospital equipment repair and testing. Tech Tips is continuously updated with new Clinical Engineering technical tips, reference charts and other resources. Through Tech Tips, clinical engineering and biomedical equipment management professionals can share their knowledge.
Currentpath - Healthcare Technology Central
Currentpath is an online resource for information about all aspects of Medical Equipment Technology. Currentpath is dedicated to improving patient care by establishing a "knowledge base" that will help Biomedical Equipment Technicians achieve service excellence. By providing a Discussion Group as well as a Chat Room, Currentpath increases professionalism by creating an open forum for the international "Biomedical Community" including Medical equipment technicians, biomedical equipment technician and biomedical equipment management.
MWC / Allied Healthcare
The Allied Healthcare Group of Medical World Communications covers the healthcare industry, producing high-quality healthcare journals, from medical imaging to laboratory, and home healthcare to dental. Dedicated readers look to 24x7, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as their primary source for reliable, comprehensive coverage of the technical and business solutions, and maintaining and servicing health care equipment.
HEALTH INDUSTRY AND HEALTHCARE PUBLICATIONS
Annal of Biomedical Engineering Editorial Site
The Annals of Biomedical Engineering (ABME) is an interdisciplinary, international journal published as the official journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). It is produced bi-monthly by the American Institute of Physics. The journal publishes original articles in the major fields of bioengineering and biomedical engineering. BMES provides history and teaching articles, book reviews, and letters-to-the-Editor. BMES provides the latest and up-and-coming biomedical strategies for medical professionals including doctors and biomedical technicians.
Medical Design Technology
Medical Design Technologyis an online publication offering new products, materials, services & components for medical device designers and biomedical equipment engineers.
Medical Design Technology Online
Updated weekly, the Medical Design Technology Buyer's Guide is a comprehensive industry resource that allows viewers to search for manufacturers of medical products, services, materials and components including those for new, used, reconditioned and refurbished medical equipment.
Medical Design Technology Online
Medical equipment technicians can search for the latest technology available for the medical device manufacturing market using this website, including medical test equipment, biomedical test equipment and materials for reconditioned and refurbished medical equipment.
ASSOCIATIONS
AAAHC
The AAAHC is a leader in ambulatory health care accreditation and serves as an advocate for the provision and documentation of high quality health services in ambulatory health care organizations
AAMI
American Association for Respiratory Care ARRCSince 1947, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) has been committed to enhancing your professionalism as a respiratory care practitioner, improving your performance on the job, and helping you broaden the scope of knowledge essential to your success.
American College of Healthcare Executives Homepage
The professional membership society for healthcare executives.
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators, (AHRA) The AHRA provides opportunities for members to share information and experience through meetings, committee work and member-to-member contact at local, regional and national levels
AHA, American Hospital AssociationThe mission of AHA is to advance the health of individuals and communities. AHA leads, represents, and serves health care provider organizations that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement.
Association ofﾠ Perioperative Registered Nurses,AORNAORN represents more than 43,000 registered nurses who facilitate the management, teaching, and practice of perioperative nursing, or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research.
American Medical Association AMAFrom tobacco to adolescent health, from AIDS to Medicare, the American Medical Association speaks out on issues important to patients and the nation's health
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
ASHE represents nearly 6,000 facilities managers, engineers, clinical engineering/medical equipment managers, and professionals in the fields of health care design & construction, and safety.
AuntMinnie.comAuntMinnie.com provides the first comprehensive community Internet site for radiologists and related professionals in the medical imaging industry.
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Laboratories accredited by the College of American Pathologists meet exacting standards set by the College's Commission on Laboratory Accreditation and approved by the College's Board of Governors
ECRIﾠECRI is an independent nonprofit health services research agency.
Our mission is to improve the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of healthcare
Healthcare Financial Managment Association,(HFMA)
The United States leading personal membership organization for financial management professionals employed by healthcare facilities and related organizations.
IEEE, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.IEEE membership provides a variety of benefits to its members ranging from technical publications to conferences to career development assistance to financial services. The range of products and services -- many of which are available ONLY to IEEE members -- are designed to meet the varied needs and concerns of technology professionals worldwide.
IAMERS
The International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers & Servicers
NESCE - Clinical Engineering in Southern New England
The New England Society of Clinical Engineering is a regional professional society whose members serve healthcare organizations in Southern New England
RSNA
The purpose of the Radiological Society of North America is to promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research
Service Industry Association (SIA)
The Service Industry Association is a non-profit association of enterprises involved in the support of high-technology products in the marketplace, represented by their top level executives, whose role is to promote the best possible range of alternatives & choices of services for those products, and support of the customers who use them
American National Standards InstituteANSI Online, the American National Standards Institute's home on the World Wide Web.
ASTM Web Site
ASTM has developed and published 10,000 technical standards, which are used by industries worldwide. ASTM members develop the standards within the ASTM consensus process. Technical publications, training courses, and Statistical Quality Assurance Programs are other ASTM products; ASTM services include The ASTM Institute for Standards Research.
College of American PathologistsThe CAP's Laboratory Accreditation Program is widely recognized as the "gold standard" and has served as a model for various federal, state, and private laboratory accreditation programs throughout the world. Many institutions are using CAP accreditation to demonstrate their commitment to quality and as a tool to distinguish themselves from the competition.
Document CenterDocument Center Inc. specializes in paper copy delivery of specifications and standards. This is technical information is used in trade, engineering, manufacturing, and other aspects of commerce. The documents specifically describe a product, test, or material, allowing for uniform compliance from a variety of sources
ISO Online
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries, one from each country.
JCAHO
The Joint Commission has been accrediting hospitals for more than 40 years. Accreditation by the Joint Commission is recognized nationwide as a "seal of approval" which indicates that a hospital meets certain performance standards. Joint Commission accreditation helps hospitals to improve their performance and patient outcomes and to demonstrate accountability in managed care and the rapidly changing health care marketplace
The Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20540
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.UL provides a full range of conformity and quality assessment services to manufacturers and other organizations. In addition to these customers, UL also assists jurisdictional and provincial authorities, provides educational materials to consumers, and works to strengthen safety systems worldwide.
U.S. Census Bureau
Here at the Census Bureau, we pride ourselves on providing top-quality statistical
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentationﾠ(AAMI), founded in 1967, is a unique alliance of nearly 7,000 members united by the common goal of increasing the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation.
American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), Founded in 1991, ACCE is committed to enhancing the profession of clinical engineering. With members in the United States and abroad, the ACCE is the only internationally recognized professional
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), HFMA is the nation’s leading personal membership organization for healthcare financial management professionals. HFMA brings perspective and clarity to the industry’s complex issues for the purpose of preparing our members to succeed. Through our programs, publications and partnerships we enhance the capabilities that strengthen not only individual careers, but also the organizations from which our members come.
Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM),The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 170,000 individual members, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive set of resources available. As an influential voice, SHRM is committed to advancing the human resource profession to ensure that HR is an essential and effective partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 120 countries
Managed Healthcare Associates (MHA), Managed Health Care Associates, Inc (MHA) is the largest provider of contract purchasing services to long-term care (LTC) pharmacies and also offers a variety of services to pharmaceutical manufacturers selling to the LTC industry, including contract administration, marketing, and continuing education. MHA was created in 1989 and has grown to be the market leader.
HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL NEWS, BOOKS & REFERENCES
Hanley & Belfus
Hanley & Belfus is a Philadelphia-based medical publisher of medical textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and peer-reviewed journals, specializing in carefully edited publications for medical students, residents, practicing physicians, biomedical scientists, biomedical equipment management and other healthcare professionals.
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