Health technology management: a database analysis as support of technology managers in hospitals

Technology management in healthcare must continually respond and adapt itself to new improvements in medical equipment. Multidisciplinary approaches which consider the interaction of different technologies, their use and user skills, are necessary in order to improve safety and quality. An easy and...

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Published in:	Technology and health care Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 445
Main Authors:	Miniati, Roberto, Dori, Fabrizio, Iadanza, Ernesto, Fregonara, Mario M, Gentili, Guido Biffi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01-01-2011
Subjects:	Biomedical Engineering - methods Biomedical Engineering - organization & administration Biomedical Technology Database Management Systems Equipment and Supplies, Hospital Equipment Design Equipment Failure Hospital Administration - methods Humans Personnel, Hospital
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Summary:	Technology management in healthcare must continually respond and adapt itself to new improvements in medical equipment. Multidisciplinary approaches which consider the interaction of different technologies, their use and user skills, are necessary in order to improve safety and quality. An easy and sustainable methodology is vital to Clinical Engineering (CE) services in healthcare organizations in order to define criteria regarding technology acquisition and replacement. This article underlines the critical aspects of technology management in hospitals by providing appropriate indicators for benchmarking CE services exclusively referring to the maintenance database from the CE department at the Careggi Hospital in Florence, Italy.
ISSN:	1878-7401
DOI:	10.3233/THC-2011-0642