Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the healthcare industry. It's no different for healthcare technology management. This this special edition of Collective Learning on AI/ML, TRIMEDX CIO Brad Jobe share's a forward-looking examination of how AI may change an HTM professional's day-to-day for the betterment of hospitals, patients, and technicians alike.

Can artificial intelligence boost patient safety? AAMI CEO Pamela Arora recently sat down with Dr. David Classen from the University of Utah to talk about how a "shared responsibility" model and "lifecycle standards" are a must for helping new technological tools to benefit patients.

"Their passion for rigorous science, collaboration, and—most importantly—patient safety cannot be understated." AAMI has launched a new AAMI award for 2024, the AAMI Sterilization Science Award, recognizes an individual’s significant and sustained contributions to advancing the science and practice of healthcare sterilization, sterility assurance, and contamination control.

The FDA's ASCA pilot program was recently made permanent. Learn more on how ASCA has successfully accelerated the premarket review process for medical devices, and why FDA's Eric Franca believes it "makes our lives easier."

The U.S. HHS has released a proposed rule that would establish disincentives—including significant financial penalties—for health care providers that block electronic health information sharing. The rule includes eight exceptions. Learn more...

A new collaboration between Noxilizer and the University of Maryland (UMD) promises to advance the understanding of material compatibility and sterilization processes for medical devices. Dr. Mohamad Al-Sheikhly of UMD and David Opie, vice president of R&D for Technology at Noxilizer, shared what their collaboration is all about.

As U.S. National Apprenticeship Week wraps up for 2023, AAMI is celebrating our employer partners, as well as the growth of their BMET apprentices. What follows is just a few highlights from the success stories they’ve shared...

On November 14, 2023, AAMI launched its new and improved Standards Monitoring Platform (StMP)! A first wave of AAMI working groups have already begun testing the platform, and remaining standards development committees are expected to shift over to the new platform in phases throughout the next 6-8 weeks. 

AAMI is once again helping to collect crucial information for the healthcare technology management community! Results from both 24x7's annual Salary Survey and Health-ISAC's Threat Survey will provide the field with key information to understand the changing challenges that HTM professionals face. 

AAMI has launched a search to fill several positions on its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee in 2024. Interested individuals should be able to demonstrate a depth of experience and dedication to AAMI, and all nominations must be received by Dec. 31, 2023.

Dr. Jared Conley, associate director of the Healthcare Transformation Lab, shares how a new "hospital at home" approach marks a significant shift in healthcare delivery, offering patients the opportunity to receive high-quality care in the comfort of their own homes.

Nominations are officially open for the 2024 AAMI and AAMI Foundations Awards! If your colleague, coworker, or mentor has made major contributions to health technology and standards, consider nominating them by January 19th, 2024. 

The U.S. FDA recently updated its list of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Medical Devices, adding 171 devices to the list, which it launched last year. With the update comes a slew of observations from agency about the trending industry.

The U.S. FDA will continue to allow medical device manufacturers to make changes to certain products or manufacturing processes without prior authorization from the agency if changes are due to production limitations or supply chain challenges, continuing a policy implemented during the COVID-19 world health crisis.

FDA has fully recognized ANSI/AAMI SW96:2023, AAMI's groundbreaking cybersecurity standard, as well as ANSI/AAMI 2700-2-1:2022, which provides guidance on data security and management.

The Biden Administration has released a sweeping executive order on AI, with major implications for the medical device industry. The order describes the need for new industry standards and safety measures related to AI and AI-enabled medical devices, and describes forthcoming federal rules and regulations related to AI. 

"This is the first FDA-cleared sterilization system with a specialty cycle that can effectively sterilize surgical instruments fabricated via 3D printing..." In hospital settings, 3D printing remains a relatively new frontier. However, there are signs that the industry is settling into a new normal. Amanda Benedict, vice president of sterilization for AAMI, recently joined Randy Eveland, senior principal scientist with STERIS, to discuss a paradigm shift.

“This new guidance will support countries to regulate AI effectively, to harness its potential, whether in treating cancer or detecting tuberculosis, while minimizing the risks.” The WHO and ITU jointly released a discussion document on key regulatory considerations concerning artificial intelligence in the healthcare space.

A recent survey of nearly 200 clinicians and procurement specialists has found that medical supply shortages within the last six months, including shortages of medical equipment, may have compromised the safety of patients. In assessing the results, patient safety group ECRI explained how.

When an international standard for washer disinfectors was released in 2005, one test laboratory set out to see whether German hospitals were adequately adopting these best practices identified by experts from around the world. The resulting 10+ years of data tells a story about methods and training that the world can learn from, says Klaus Roth, our latest guest for AAMI News In Conversation.