Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) professionals are vital members of any world-class healthcare delivery team. Clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians, and other highly skilled professionals use their expertise to ensure the safety, efficacy, and availability of life-saving healthcare technologies, while keeping healthcare costs down. Working with clinicians and other healthcare professionals they ensure the highest standards and best practices in medical device safety, security, interoperability and functionality are attained. HTM professionals are responsible for a wide array of service offerings, to include Biomedical Instrumentation Departments, Biomedical Service Departments, Clinical Engineering Departments, Radiology Service Departments, and Clinical Project Management Programs. (also see AAMI)