Part of the second goal of the project was to develop information that could help organizations hoping to develop and commercialize medical devices to understand the managed care market environment and to prepare accordingly. We asked interview respondents representing manufacturers to offer advice for such organizations. Interview respondents generally offered extensive and thoughtful answers ...

Why do we so often see the statement, “use in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions” in sterilization and disinfection standards and guidelines? That advice is in recommendations from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Why do the Centers ...

R readers of this column know that I don’t hesitate to criticize equipment manufacturers for their technically parochial and/or deficient engineering which ultimately drives system installers, maintenance technicians and users crazy. Although I'm an instructor at a number of seminars and workshops each year, the by Bill Whitlock recent Syn-Aud-Con JENSEN TRANSFORMERS Grounding and Shielding Wor...