2008 Biomed Photo Contest

META is once again holding a photo contest. We hope to make this an annual event and a fun diversion from the everyday routine. Two $100.00 and five $50.00 prizes will be awarded.

The contest starts now, so get out your cameras and start taking pictures! Already have some photos? Thats OK too, so go on and dig through your albums or files for those perfect pictures. All submissions are welcome as long as they have not been previously entered.

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Scholarships

META is pleased to announce that two scholarships will be offered for Winter Semester 2009. These scholarships will each be a monetary award of $500 and a copy of A Practicum for Biomedical Engineering & Management Issues Edited by Leslie R. Atles, CCE, CBET. The criteria to determine the recipients, the application form and procedure for application will be announced in the near future. META is dedicated to the improvement of healthcare delivery through development and improvement of the personnel, processes and techniques related to the management and support of healthcare technology. see article

Announcing E2L !

META Members can now access equipment end of life information via a searchable database which also has the actual letters from the manufacturer for many of the devices. This is an exciting addition to the benefits of being a META member - take
it for a drive and let us know how you like it.

After logging in, you will find E2L in the menu to the left under Members.

Medical Technology Management Professionals:

JCAHO standards and CMS guidelines regarding medical technology management are similar but not identical. There are also variations in how JCAHO surveyors apply the JCAHO standards and how CMS inspectors (usually from the state health department) apply the CMS guidelines. These discrepancies can create problems for medical technology managers.

An informal group of clinical engineers has been formed to study these discrepancies. We are collecting information about the problems that healthcare organizations have experienced. Our objective is to bring these problems to the attention of JCAHO and CMS so that they can resolve the discrepancies and reduce the regulatory burden on healthcare organizations.

Your responses to this survey will remain confidential unless you explicitly authorize the release of information. If you have questions or comments regarding the survey, please contact Matt Baretich at mfb@baretich.com.

To participate in the survey, go to www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=140952791484.

Thank you for your help in addressing this important issue.
- Binseng Wang (Chairman)
- Matt Baretich
- Britt Berek
- Manny Furst
- Ode Keil
- Arif Subhan

Title Search Completed

After conducting an extensive survey of those in the medical equipment and technology service/support field, we would like to announce that BIOMED was selected by an overwhelming majority as a standardized title for our profession.

META will use Biomed as its official designation for those professionals in the medical equipment and technology service/support field. This will help to eliminate the confusion of different professional titles used by so many in the field and increase our profession's exposure to the public, helping to drive interest in the field and generate future growth.

Event Calendar

META has just launched an events calendar to help keep you informed of local, regional and national conferences and educational events. If your organization has an event you would like to have listed, please send an e-mail to contact at mymeta.org. Be sure to include the dates, organization name and a brief description of the event. You may also include a url (web address) where visitors can find more information.

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M.E.T.A.

The Medical Equipment & Technology Association is an organization for professionals that service and support equipment in the healthcare industry.

META has the mission of being the focal point for resources, networking, and activities that will promote growth and unity for all in this profession.

Through this mission, the primary purpose of META is to contribute to the improvement of healthcare delivery through development and improvement of the personnel, processes and techniques related to the management and support of healthcare technology.

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