Archive for June 2019
Want to save your medical device as a souvenir? It’s easier than you might think
Keeping a medical device that was inside you — or even a removed body part — is actually easier than it might seem, according to a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. Just ask Barbara Brotman. Brotman is a senior assistant director of development communications for University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences and a former Tribune columnist. She…
Read MoreInsight: Lean – Is it necessary for Continuous Improvement or a Situational Imperative?
Life plays funny tricks on us; 24 hours ago, I would never have used the phrase “Situational Imperative” and today I’m parroting its use from an article I just read (the link is below). The definition says that you select situations you know you’ll encounter and that you HAVE to respond to them in a…
Read MoreWill Europe’s clampdown on faulty medical devices hurt patients?
When a Californian company founded by a U.S. veteran wounded in Afghanistan sought to register a new medical device this year, it turned to Europe before the United States. The European approvals system had long been quicker, the company said, but the introduction of new rules is changing all that. “Now it has flipped,” said…
Read MoreFirst Friday Preview: June
The No. 1 recruitment metric employers track when assessing a new hire’s effectiveness After completing multiple rounds of interviews and presenting a job offer to a promising candidate, the work has in many ways just begun. Now that the new employee is starting at your organization, it’s crucial that you help ensure their success. Before…
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