Why Do Manufacturers Want You To Buy Accessories Only From Them?

Feb 7, 2012

There was a discussion recently on BiomedTalk about a medical device manufacturer whose machine ran a check on the accessories used to determine whether they are GENUINE. I believe that in this case, GENUINE meant that they were purchased from the original manufacturer. Continue »

VBA Has a Very Unique Educational Presentation

Feb 6, 2012

Did you know that the Joint Commission (JC) has a surveyor conference every year in January? It calls all of their surveyors together in one place to prepare them for the surveys that will occur during the entire year. Wouldn't you like to have Continue »

Definition of Customer Satisfaction

Feb 3, 2012

(What you get) - (What you were hoping for) This might be the simplest possible explanation of customer satisfaction. Dissatisfaction occurs when salespeople and marketers tend to try to amplify the first part (what you're promised) while neglecting the second. The ability to delight Continue »

How Happy is Radiology with their IT support?

Feb 2, 2012

There is a brand new survey on the LinkedIn group, AHRA. The outcome may be very interesting to those of us in HTM. (AHRA is the professional association for radiology administrators.) The survey asks, “Interaction Between Imaging and IT: How do you Continue »

A Great way to see the effects of historical events on Mankind

Jan 31, 2012

I just downloaded GapMinder desktop for my computer. It is a free program that allows you total control of graphs and visualization of lots of data from 1840 until 2009. The neat thing is that you can select the data to displat onthe axes of Continue »

Data Visualization

Jan 30, 2012

I subscribe toi the belief that raw data is almost useless. DATA must be transformed into INFORMATION. This then can become KNOWLEDGE. With enough Knowledge, a person can eventually develop WISDOM. In order to havdle all of the flood of data Continue »

Newest apps - reviewed by CNN News

Jan 27, 2012

50 new tech tools you should know about By Victor Hernandez, CNN updated 2:19 PM EST, Wed January 25, 2012 | Filed under: Web 360 Panorama (99 cents): Want to enhance your smartphone landscape photos? Android users interested in capturing and sharing 360-degree panoramic photos should check out this app, the Continue »

VBA Winter Meeting Next Friday

Jan 27, 2012

If you want to know about the latest JCAHO news, plan to attend the VBA winter meeting in Wintergreen, Virginia. It's a good single day meeting that offers a very focussed educational track. For more, visit them aty www.VABiomed.org. I Continue »

Indiana has another successful Annual Meeting

Jan 26, 2012

Once again, the Indiana Biomedical Society (IBS) has defied all odds by attracting over 150 attendees to their annual meeting. It is a one day event, hald on the third Saturday of each January. The vendor area always sells out, and the number of Continue »

Stupid Easy

Jan 25, 2012

What's this? I have heard others use the term. My definition of "Stupid Easy" is those things that are so rediculously obvious that they should be done immediately, with no debate, delay or deliberation. Stupid Easy thihngs are those things that Continue »

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