Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement to purchase Sectra's mammography modality operations for EUR 57.5 million (USD $81.8 million).

SAN ANTONIOHow does someone who is not a medical equipment planner organize, implement and install the move of a 300-bed hospital into a brand new facility? Jeff Hooper, director of biomedical engineering at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., answered that question during a June 26 morning presentation at the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo.

SAN ANTONIOThe emergence of digital mammography applications has greatly benefited the early detection of breast cancer while bringing with it an increased responsibility to the clinical engineer, according to Steve Madere of Unisyn Medical Technologies, who presented his company's findings on June 26, during the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo.

SAN ANTONIOA clinical engineer (CEs) is a professional who supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology," according to the American College of Clinical Engineering While this definition doesnt change, the roles and responsibilities of CEs across the globe vary, according to international presenters at the Association for the Advancement Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo, June 26.

SAN ANTONIOThe potential customer service value that a clinical engineering department brings to a provider is the most overlooked aspect of a healthcare technology management program, especially for the C-suite level, according to a presentation at the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo on June 25.

SAN ANTONIO--Clinical engineers from Univeristy of California, Davis Health System used the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo presented an overview of its large-scale, wireless infusion smart pump implementation process.

SAN ANTONIOBiomedical equipment technology (BMET) leaders from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy outlined the importance of developing joint education and training efforts in providing maintenance for more than 500,000 medical devices for the Department of Defense (DoD). The first-ever DoD BMET Symposium, conducted during the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo on June 25, discussed the common challenges in maintaining more than $3 billion worth of government equipment.

We always learn so much from our CMIO Health IT Top Trends Survey, and this year doesnt disappoint. As youll see, the cover story offers great insight into the evolution of the CMIO role as well as the changing state of health IT projects compared with last year. Here are some of the ins and outs.