PHILIPS MEDICAL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS Presented By: Olivia Hecht There are a variety of wireless technologies in use today in the hospital environment. Whether using WMTS 802.11, 802.15 and/or a proprietary RFID technologies. It is important to understand that technologies continue to evolve and “one size does not fit all” when it comes to wireless technology. Hospital IT departments need a wireless strategy in place and clear guidelines between IT and Clinical Engineering to ensure patient safety when using wireless medical devices. We will go over some recommendations around 802.11 deployments that Clinical Engineers can discuss with their IT colleagues and also provide an overview of and an update on IEC 80001. Philips Healthcare is dedicated to providing solutions designed around the needs of its customers and patients. At Philips, we believe we can make a difference by removing boundaries in healthcare with our innovative and affordable technology solutions throughout the entire care cycle. We combine our unique clinical expertise with human insights to develop solutions that deliver value throughout the care cycle: from diseas e prevention to screening and diagnosis, through to treatment, monitoring and health management – wherever care is given: in the hospital or at homeSlides begin on (pg6) http://www.icis-biomed.org/Philips Biomedical Insight Whether you support the network or the medical devices interfaced with the network, inevitably IT and Biomed department s must learn to collaborate forpatient safety and the c ollection of useful diagnost ic information. While some Biomeds don’t feel comfortable working with networks and information systems, some healthcare IT staff members don’t really understand the priority biomedical systems must take or the basics of the diagnostic (pg2)INTERMOUNTAIN CLINICAL INSTRUMENTATION SOCIETY ICIS –Newsletter Fall 2010/Annual Meeting FEATURE ARTICLE: New Plan Promotes Biomed Profession - AAMI News http://www.aami.org/publications/AA MINews/Oct2010/newplan.html They are the unsung heroes ofmost hospitals, toiling behind the scenes to help deliver quality patient care. But the lack of a uniform job description for biomeds could, some experts say, hold the profession back as technology evolves, and AAMI wants to change that. “With the interface of biomedical technology and information technology (IT), it is crucial that the biomedical technology profession be recognized as the experts in patient safety when it comes to equipment,” says Marcy Petrini, PhD, chair of AAMI’s Board of Directors and professor of medicine at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. “Biomeds must play a vital role in that interface. But they won’t be recognized if the players don’t even have a standard job description among hospitals.”One of four goals in AAMI’s new strategic plan, which will go to the Board of Directors for final approval in November, is to define the profession and qualifications of clinical/ biomedical technology managers, and the profession’s role and value in healthcare delivery. Over the next five years, AAMI will also seek to achieve three other goals: To become known in the healthcare community as the preferred resource for high quality and objective information on medical technology. (pg2)
PHILIPS MEDICAL WIRELESS SOLUTIONSPresented By: Olivia Hecht
There are a variety of wireless
technologies in use today in the
hospital environment. Whether
using WMTS 802.11, 802.15 and/or a
proprietary RFID technologies. It is
important to understand that
technologies continue to evolve and
“one size does not fit all” when it
comes to wireless technology.
Hospital IT departments need a
wireless strategy in
place and clear
guidelines between
IT and ClinicalEngineering to
ensure patient safety when using
wireless medical devices. We will go
over some recommendations around
802.11 deployments that Clinical
Engineers can discuss with their IT
colleagues and also provide an
overview of and an update on IEC
80001. Philips Healthcare is
dedicated to providing solutions
designed around the needs of its
customers and patients. At Philips,
we believe we can make a difference
by removing boundaries in
healthcare with our innovative and
affordable technology solutions
throughout the entire care cycle.
We combine our unique clinical
expertise with
human insights to
develop solutions
that deliver valuethroughout the care
cycle: from disease prevention to
screening and diagnosis, through to
treatment, monitoring and health
management – wherever care is
given: in the hospital or at home
Slides begin on (pg6)
http://www.icis-biomed.org/Philips
Biomedical Insight
Whether you support the network or the medical devices interfaced with the
network, inevitably IT and Biomed departments must learn to collaborate for
patient safety and the collection of useful diagnostic information. While
some Biomeds don’t feel comfortable working with networks and information
systems, some healthcare IT staff members don’t really understand the
priority biomedical systems must take or the basics of the diagnostic (pg2)
INTERMOUNTAIN CLINICAL
INSTRUMENTATION SOCIETYICIS – Newsletter Fall 2010/Annual Meeting
FEATURE ARTICLE: New Plan
Promotes Biomed Profession -
AAMI Newshttp://www.aami.org/publications/AA
MINews/Oct2010/newplan.html They are the unsung heroes of
most hospitals, toiling behind thescenes to help deliver qualitypatient care. But the lack of auniform job description forbiomeds could, some experts say,hold the profession back as
technology evolves, and AAMIwants to change that.
“With the interface of biomedicaltechnology and informationtechnology (IT), it is crucial thatthe biomedical technologyprofession be recognized as theexperts in patient safety when itcomes to equipment,” says Marcy
Petrini, PhD, chair of AAMI’sBoard of Directors and professorof medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center inJackson, MS. “Biomeds must playa vital role in that interface. Butthey won’t be recognized if theplayers don’t even have astandard job description amonghospitals.”
One of four goals in AAMI’s newstrategic plan, which will go to theBoard of Directors for finalapproval in November, is to definethe profession and qualificationsof clinical/ biomedical technologymanagers, and the profession’srole and value in healthcaredelivery.
Over the next five years, AAMIwill also seek to achieve threeother goals:
To become known in thehealthcare community as thepreferred resource for highquality and objectiveinformation on medicaltechnology.
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information sent across the network. If the predictions of key organizations
such as the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) or the
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) are
correct, we will see more hybrid professionals, the CE-IT’s! If you support
either side of the systems now, I encourage you to join ICIS to stay abreast of
the debates, the changes in industry standards and regulations, and thetechnical education opportunities that are being made available
Dustin Telford – Currently works at McKay-Dee and for earthMed. He has been in
the field 18 years
ICIS Quarterly Meeting Schedule
http://www.icis-biomed.org/calendar
Date: Feb 03, 2011 Date: Aug 04, 2011
Presenter: Bunnell Inc Presenter - TBA
Topic: “High Frequency Ventilation: Topic: TBA
From an Idea to a Device”
Location – Pioneer Valley Hospital Location - TBA
Date: May 05, 2011 Date: Nov 03, 2011
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To identify actions to improvepatient outcomes from theconsensus of broad-baseddiscussions on medicaltechnology.
To create awareness within the
healthcare community that theinteraction of technology,people, and their infrastructureis crucial to positive patientoutcomes
The strategic plan includesseveral very specific objectivesthat will be undertaken in thenext three years to achieveeach of the four goals. Forexample, with respect toadvancing the clinical/biomedical technologyprofession, AAMI will work to
define the competencies andqualifications that biomedsshould possess.
The goal of spurring action thatimproves patient outcomesplays to AAMI’s strengths of diversity. “AAMI is not anorganization of a singleprofession,” says Carol Davis-Smith, a director at PremierInc. and chair of AAMI’sTechnology ManagementCouncil (TMC).
As part of that the goal, AAMIwill convene an annual eventthat addresses priority issuesin medical technology. Theseevents will lead to action itemsin the form of products,services, or projects
ICIS News
James Young of Iasis @ Jordan Valley Hospital has accepted an
appointment as ICIS Treasurer.
Intermountain Clinical Instrumentation Society has been approved by
the State of Utah and the IRS as a non-profit trade group. Via
negotiation ICIS was able to reinstate the previous business which had
undergone a period of inactivity.
19 attend the Fall ICIS meeting held at Jordan Valley Hospital
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ICIS Spotlight: Bio-Med Engineering, Inc. – Robert Nannini, President
Bio-Med is the leading independent medical equipment service organization in the
Intermountain Region. Bio-Med was established in 1990 and has a combined total of over
200 years of technical service experience.
Bio-Med’s goal is to provide our customers with the highest standard of biomedical service and support in the market
place. Bio-Med is a fully licensed and insured medical service organization with established business relationships inhospitals, surgery centers, clinics, laboratories, universities, colleges, medical research labs, independent physician
offices, as well as city, county, state and federal governmental agencies.
Bio-Med provides quality service and repairs on approximately 500 types of medical equipment, including:
physiological monitors, fluid delivery, respiratory, anesthesia, sterilizers and medical lasers. Bio-Med maintains
compliance with State and federal regulatory organizations. Bio-Med is the authorized service representative for over
100 medical equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors.
Bio-Med provides consulting and support to our customers in relationship with many regulatory agencies including:
Clinical Instrumentation Society (MEPCIS), New EnglandSociety for Clinical Engineering (NESCE), and the South
Florida Association for Medical Instrumentation (SFAMI).
At the meeting in Austin it was decided by the FMESA
executive board that FMESA should try to initiate an active
role working with AAMI, and various educators to set
minimum educational standards for Biomedical Equipment
Technicians. Apparently some less than ethical for-profit
educators have latched onto the idea that you can train a
BMET in a few months without ever stepping foot into a
hospital or medical facility. These students are now seeking
employment and not having much success.
The question on everyone’ s mind was if AAMI could give its
"good housekeeping" seal of approval to a college or school
so that employers would know that the BMET student had
been through a proper course of training? (Cont.)
AAMI seemed to think that they could help but it would
have to be discussed and approved by the board. A new
educator’s roundtable will be held at the upcoming AAMI
conference in June 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. TheDepartment of Defense (DOD) training facility has
offered to let FMESA tour the new facility near San
Antonio as part of the educator’s roundtable discussion in
June.
One wrinkle that came up in this discussion was
the announcement that AAMI is considering
adopting a new formal name for the biomedical
profession. For several years it has been argued if
we are biomedical equipment technicians or
clinical engineers. Does it really make any
difference? Perhaps, and that's why AAMI has
decided to tackle this thorny issue.
The FMESA board adjourned with a commitment to assistthe educators and AAMI in establishing minimumeducation requirements. While the Texas licensing issuewas on a lot of people's minds, it's not clear if theassociations represented by FMESA want to adopt aresolution calling on FMESA to lobby for or against thistype of legislation
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Wireless Applications in Healthcare
Applications
Location based services
o Asset Tracking
Voice over IP over Wi-Fi
PagingWoWs
Bedside Charting
Wireless spot check monitoring
Wireless sensing and control for
lighting and HVAC systems
Short range connectivity
between body sensors and
monitoring devices
Communication enhancements
o Event Management
(e.g. Secondary alerting
o Push to talk communicators
Workflow enhancementso Spot checks with a direct
feed out HL7
o Remote data viewing for
improved consultation
o Temperature sensors
eliminating clipboards
Improved resource utilization and
productivity
o Community hospitals
leveraging intensivists at
remote sights
o Electronic data feeds for
EMR/HERo Asset location
ISO/IEC 80001-1 OverviewA voluntary, international standard applying a risk management process for IT networksincorporating medical devices (a Medical IT-Network)
o Spanning operational phases from planning to decommissioningo Sibling documents called “Technical Reports” for further details
Three “Key Properties” –Safety, Effectiveness, Data & System Security
Creates a “Responsible Organization” that establishes a “Risk Management Process” andappoints a Risk Manager that maintains a “Medical IT-Network Risk Management File”
Accompanying Technical reports (TR): o Wireless Guidance TRo Healthcare Delivery Organization Guidance TRo Security TRo Step by Step Risk Management Process TRo Other…
