October 2003

Features

	The Sum of the Parts is the Whole
	by Charles St. Martin
	Keeping equipment up and running depends on a biomed department's ability to source parts.


	Not Your Ordinary Biomed Job
	by Ismael Cordero
	China, Ethiopia, the Caribbean: this biomed has taken his skills around the world to help combat blindness.


	New Accreditation Process Emphasizes Performance
	by Rich Smith
	Unannounced surveys, emphasis on patient care, will change the way hospitals prepare for accreditation.

COLUMNS

A New Paradigm for Service

by Lisa Fratt

Rentals and Interim Solutions

by Sydney Schus

Departments

	Editor's Note
	Inside CDRH: The Journey of an MDR


	Browser
	ECPI launches online hazard and recall management system. Antenna and Intermec offer wireless application for mobile workforce


	Industry Insider
	by Chris Wolski
	Sonora Medical Systems


	ICC Prep
	by David Harrington
	The Direct Measurement of Pressures


	Calendar


	Tools of the Trade
	New NIBP Calibration Tables New line of DPMs


	Soapbox
	by David Harrington
	A Few Dollars More