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May/June 2020

IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURES

178 ANALYSIS Using the FDA MAUDE and Medical Device Recall Databases to Design Better Devices

Teresita C. Liebel Tara Daughert Alexandra Kirsch Sharifah A. Omar Tara Feuerstein

189 ANALYSIS Using Data to Decrease Corrective Maintenance Turnaround Times

Kevin Hatcher David Miller Devang J. Patel Nicole Patterson

196 FEATURE Five Ways to Encourage Stakeholder Voice in the Healthcare Industry

Meena Andiappan

DEPARTMENTS

162 FRONTLINES

163 THE ROUNDUP

166 TEN QUESTIONS WITH...

167 ASK THE JOINT COMMISSION

202 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Supporting Medical Devices during Unprecedented Challenges

209 VIEW FROM THE TOP Finding the Strong Leader within Ourselves to Do the Good Work of Healthcare, Health Technology

212 BRIGHT IDEAS Hoag HTM Takes the Lead on Managing Equipment Life Cycles

216 CYBERINSIGHTS COVID-19 and What It Means for Cybersecurity Axel Wirth

220 SETTING STANDARDS The IEC 60601 Series: Quick-Use Guide Alex Grob

223 STERILIZATION CENTRAL Drying and Storage of Flexible Endoscopes: An Area of Growing Concern Tamara Behm Nancy Robinson

228 TROUBLESHOOT IT Accuracy of Various Thermometer Types Is Important to Consider during the COVID-19 Pandemic Becky Crossley

230 READING ROOM Clinical Engineering Handbook, 2nd edition

Reviewed by James Eric Myers

232 FINAL WORD Business Interests and Public Health: Are They Mutually Exclusive? Eric Rosow

169 COVER STORY

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