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Special Guest: Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD, president of Baretich Engineering Inc, Fort Collins, Colo.

The critical topic of benchmarking has gained a lot of exposure lately with the release of new benchmarking programs designed for clinical engineering departments, but many are still unclear about what benchmarking is and why it should be done.

Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD, president of Baretich Engineering Inc, Fort Collins, Colo, will provide an expert perspective on the definition of benchmarking, its benefits, and why it is so important for a clinical engineering department to set levels of performance that will make it more effective.

Baretich's company provides consulting services in clinical engineering, health care facilities engineering, and forensic engineering. He is currently writing a manual for the World Health Organization on corrective maintenance for medical devices in developing countries.