Healthcare Technology Management

As vital members of the healthcare delivery team, it's important that HTM professionals have the tools to lead the way with health technology.

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Mastering HTM Accreditation Compliance: Stress Less, Achieve More (Dec 2024)

Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2024

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CHTM Study Course Online (April 2025)

Apr 1 to Apr 10, 2025

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CBET Study Course Online Spring 2025

Apr 7 to Apr 30, 2025

AAMI eXchange 2025

Jun 20 to Jun 23, 2025

Healthcare Technology Management

HTM Association Collaborative: Contrast Power Injectors (Oct 2024)

 


     
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Healthcare Technology Management

HTMLive! The insights that are driving the evolution of service agreements

We recognize the needs are changing for clinical engineers across the world to ensure the smooth operation of devices that are fundamental to patient care. Through ongoing focus groups, research, and recent conversations at the AAMI eXchange 2024, we understand the hurdles, challenges, and trends are impacting you the most. In this session, we’ll discuss the insights that are driving change at GE HealthCare within Patient Care Solutions as we support you and your teams in keeping your fleet of biomedical devices completely ready for care.

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Healthcare Technology Management

Fine Tuning Your Cybersecurity Platform - Integration Into the Ecosystem

Join our fourth CPS Maturity Journey webinar: 'Tuning.' Explore the critical integration of medical device cybersecurity solutions with existing tools like vulnerability risk management, endpoint detection, network security, and more. 
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Cyber Synergy - Integrating Health Tech Security Layers

Don’t miss the culminating chapter of our CPS Maturity Journey: 'Integration.' Explore the seamless extension of IT security controls and governance into the clinical environment, creating a unified defense.

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Cybersecurity Adoption - Operationalizing Roles and Responsibilities

Embark on the fifth leg of our CPS Maturity Journey: 'Adoption.' Explore the operationalization of cybersecurity roles for Clinical Engineers and Health Technology Management.


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Driving Discovery Mapping the Packet Charts the Course

Join us on this crucial stage of our CPS Maturity Journey with 'Device Discovery.' 

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Cyber Drive Alignment: Prepping HTM for the Expedition

Join us for the second leg of our CPS Maturity Journey: 'Alignment.' This presentation gears up Clinical Engineering/HTM for the cybersecurity odyssey. 


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HTM Cybercraft Navigating the Cyber Physical Maturity Journey

Embark on a healthcare cybersecurity odyssey with our six-part webinar series on the Cyber-Physical Security Maturity scale.


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HTM Week Webinar - Next-Level HTM - Advancing Your Program through Data and Tech

Join AAMI and PartsSource as we discuss how progressive HTM leaders have evolved to become best-in-class using AAMI's HTM Levels Guide.


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HTMLive! RTLS Solutions Bring Healthcare Workflows to Life in AiRISTA’s Center

Capacity management is central to healthcare providers 2024 strategies. At its heart, capacity management relies on orchestrated workflows that ensure smooth care delivery.


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HTM Week Webinar: Adding to the Toolbox – Tips to Grow into a Better Leader

One of my mentors taught me that every new tactic you learn is a tool you added to your toolbox. Your toolbox can be as big as you want, and you should continually add to it to advance your own development.
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HTMLive!: Managing Wearable Technologies in HTM

This presentation will cover the history of wearable medical technology and advances that have occurred throughout time. 
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Lean Six Sigma Core Concepts for HTM Professionals (March 2024)

Develop foundational knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and its application in healthcare technology through our six-session course. Covering fundamental phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control, you'll master crucial topics such as root cause analysis, statistical methods, data collection, and process improvement.
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HTMLive!: Successful HTM Retention Strategies With a Fluid Workforce

In 2022, AAMI released a survey to the healthcare technology management (HTM) field to investigate factors that affect employee retention. An article analyzing the data was released later that year. In 2023, AAMI’s Healthcare Technology Leadership Committee (HTLC) decided to delve deeper into this topic by reviewing all the free text comments that were provided by survey participants.  
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HTMLive!: Getting to Know ACI & the Benefits of Certification

ACI's certification programs provide credentials to HTM and medical device industry professionals so that they can advance their careers and showcase their knowledge and understanding of the field they are in.
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HTMLive! 30 Lessons Learned, In My 30 Years In The HTM Industry!

Over the course of three decades in the healthcare technology management (HTM) industry, I have amassed a wealth of invaluable lessons that have profoundly influenced my journey as an HTM professional.
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HTM Live!: If 85% of scope repairs are preventable - why spend so much? POSTPONED

Unfortunately, we have had to postpone this presentation. Please reach out to htm@aami.org with any questions. 
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Medical Device Cybersecurity 101 for HTM Professionals

While advancements in medical technology in recent years have led to great improvements in healthcare delivery, those same technology advancements are also creating new cybersecurity risks that, if not properly mitigated, could produce disastrous effects for healthcare organizations and their patients.  
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CHTM Study Course Online

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Healthcare Technology Management

CBET Study Course Online

This live-streamed, instructor-led online CBET Study Course covers each area of the CBET exam outline, including anatomy and physiology, public safety in the healthcare facility, fundamentals of electricity and electronics, healthcare technology and function, healthcare technology problem-solving, and healthcare information technology.

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Faculty

David Scott

•Started as a student in Biomed in 1989

•Started Colorado Association of Biomedical Equipment Technicians (CABMET) CBET Study Group in 2004

•2009 AAMI/GE Biomed of the Year

•Member of 2012 MD Publishing Department of the Year

•Featured as “Tech of the Month” in Medical Dealer Magazine

•Served as CABMET President, Vice President, Board Member

•Provided CBET Review at MD Expo

•AAMI CBET Review Presenter

•A.S. Degree in Sports Medicine Technology

•Military trained BMET (US Army)

•Employed as a Senior Biomedical Technician at UCHealth

Jeffrey Ruiz

Jeff Ruiz CHTM, is a Senior Site Manager with Trimedx serving Sparrow Health System and Holland Hospital. Jeff also serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board with 24x7 Magazine and has 

authored numerous articles for the magazine. Jeff is also a member of the AAMI Faculty supporting the CHTM Study Group. Jeff received his ACI CHTM certification in 2018. He has Associate’s Degree in 

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Technology as well as a Bachelor’s in Quality Management. Long Form Bio: 

Jeff Ruiz, CHTM is a Senior Site Manager with Trimedx serving Sparrow Health System and Holland Hospital. Jeff has been with the Trimedx organization since 2010. Jeff was the winner of Trimedx’s Making a Difference Value aware in 2019. Jeff also helped led his Holland Team as Trimedx’s HCT Best Site in 2019. Jeff serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board at 24x7 Magazine as well as contributing author. Jeff is a member of AAMI’s faculty supporting the CHTM study group. Jeff was a contributing member of the CHTM exam review in 2019. 

Prior to Trimedx, Jeff worked for Home Care of Michigan as Director of Operations. Jeff has been in the Healthcare Industry since 1985. Jeff was also Adjunct instructor at Muskegon Community College from 2017 to 2022 for Biomedical Instrumentation. Jeff was able to update the program which included expanding the program from one semester course to two. 

Jeff has earned an Associates in Electric Engineering Technology from Lawrence Technical University, Associates in Biomedical Engineering Technology from Schoolcraft College, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Management from the National Graduate School of Quality Management. Jeff has received his ACI CHTM certification in 2018. 

Donald Armstrong

•Been a HTM professional for over 40 years 

•Has taught the CBET (Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician) Review Course since 2020 

•Graduated with a bachelor's from Kaplan University in 2010 

•CBET since 2006 and CHTM since 2016. 

•Had Held Biomed, Lead Biomed, Customer Quality Manager, CBET and Sr. Manager roles throughout my career but my heart and soul are being a Biomed (especially in the OR). 

•Current Role is Technical Training Manager for Renovo Solutions 

•Previously worked at Stanford Health Care, GE Healthcare and UCSF. 

Angela Bennett

Angela received her Bachelors of Science in Applied Science Technology, Biomedical Technology from Thomas Edison State University. She received her CHTM from AAMI/ACI in May 2023. She started as a BMET in the United States Army in 2014. She has won awards to include the AAMI Young Professional Award in 2020 and the ACCE Professional Achievement in Management/Managerial Excellence Award in 2023. She is on the AAMI HTLC- Young Leadership committee and is an AAMI instructor for the new AAMI CHTM course. She has written a few pieces for HTM media outlets and has been a guest on a few HTM based podcasts. 

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