The ACCE Healthcare Technology Foundation (AHTF) is a non-profit IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our mission is:

Improving healthcare delivery by promoting the development and application of safe and effective healthcare technologies through the global advancement of clinical engineering research, education, practice and their related activities.

Excellence in Clinical Engineering Leadership Award (ExCEL)
By all indicators, the inauguration ceremony of the Healthcare Technology Foundation ExCEL award was a smashing success. On Sept. 4, 2008, a crowd of about 100 people joined the ExCEL award event jointly organized by the HTF ExCEL team and the Communications department of the University Health Network, of which the Toronto General Hospital is the main facility.

• 2008 Excellence in Clinical Engineering Leadership Award Announcement
• 2008 University Health Network Announcement

A National Online Survey on the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms - American Journal of Critical Care
The ACCE Healthcare Technology Foundation's study of clinical alarms has resulted in an article recently published in the American Journal of Critical Care. This article discusses the alarm survey and results from a clinical perspective and provides opportunities for effective clinical alarm management.

• A National Online Survey on the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms
• Alarms and Nurse to Patient Ratios

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