Stryker's recent recall of its Midline Occiput Plate has been assigned the FDA's most serious Class 1 label. This indicates that a malfunctioning component of the spinal surgery device could possibly have fatal consequences. Stryker initiated the recall in May, after...

Programs such as Capstone Design bring together engineering students and medtech industry leaders to free up industry resources and provide students with real-world experience. Here are three examples from Medtronic, GE Healthcare, and 3M. For GE Healthcare, teams...

Ambulatory surgery center owners and administrators often times will credit a large part of their center's success to its staff. Understanding that hiring the right staff can have a major impact on the success of the ASC, it is imperative to know how to find the best...

Doximity can be best described as a physician social network “plus.” Like all social networks, the app gives users the ability to connect with each other on a one-to-one basis. Where it really has value though is in the features that have been layered on top of this....

GE Healthcare recently became aware of an incident at a VA Medical Center facility in the US. A patient died due to injuries sustained while being scanned on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine System. On July 03, 2013 GE notified hospitals that they were recalling...

Prognosis: Your Diagnosis is an app from Medical Joyworks, where one of the goals of the developers of the app was to “make medicine fun”.  Some of the developers themselves are medical professionals. The app is marketed as a clinical case simulation game for...

Micromedex 2.0 is a prescription medical reference app that is fast and user friendly.  The overall user interface of the app is simple, quick, and has minimal clutter.  If you need to look up a dose or some quick reference information about a drug you can accomplish...