Re-Engineering a Medical Devices Management Software System

2018 ◽  
pp. 312-322
Author(s):  
P.G. Malataras ◽  
Z.B. Bliznakov ◽  
N.E. Pallikarakis
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Management System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Clinical Engineering ◽  
Software System ◽  
Biomedical Technology ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Engineering Department

The primary aim of a hospital Clinical Engineering Department (CED) is to ensure a safe and cost-effective operation of the medical devices. In order to achieve this goal, it needs to implement and establish a comprehensive biomedical technology management program, which is a complex and multidimensional task. This work presents a medical devices management software system to assist the CED in healthcare, and it appears, as a result, of an effort to re-engineer and rebuild such an old, successful management system. The findings of this re-engineering attempt are presented. The goal was the incorporation of the new trends in clinical engineering and medical devices management and the exploitation of the new capabilities provided by the modern software tools and platforms. The system is expected to respond to the changing healthcare environment demands, the increased efforts required, and the respective broader role that CEDs have to play.

Re-Engineering a Medical Devices Management Software System

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.G. Malataras ◽  
Z.B. Bliznakov ◽  
N.E. Pallikarakis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Clinical Engineering ◽  
Software System ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Healthcare Environment ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Engineering Department

The primary aim of a hospital Clinical Engineering Department (CED) is to ensure a safe and cost-effective operation of the medical devices. In order to achieve this goal, it needs to implement and establish a comprehensive biomedical technology management program, which is a complex and multidimensional task. This work presents a medical devices management software system to assist the CED in healthcare, and it appears, as a result, of an effort to re-engineer and rebuild such an old, successful management system. The findings of this re-engineering attempt are presented. The goal was the incorporation of the new trends in clinical engineering and medical devices management and the exploitation of the new capabilities provided by the modern software tools and platforms. The system is expected to respond to the changing healthcare environment demands, the increased efforts required, and the respective broader role that CEDs have to play.

Design of Material Management System for Small-and-Medium-Sized Garment Enterprises

2011 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 590-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Nong Yan
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Software System ◽  
Material Management ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Management Modes ◽  
Material Management System

On the basis of theoretical research on what are mainly contained in material management for garment enterprises and subsequent to our survey to some small-and-medium-sized garment enterprises in China, this paper tries to propose some scientific material management modes for current production and material management system therein, based on which we have developed a corresponding management software. That software system may meet the current demands for information management for small-and-medium-sized garment enterprises, and lay a foundation for future implementation of ERP and ERP II.

Modeling Clinical Engineering Activities to Support Healthcare Technology Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 113-131
Author(s):  
Laura Gaetano ◽  
Daniele Puppato ◽  
Gabriella Balestra
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Technology Management ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Clinical Engineering ◽  
Regional Network ◽  
Biomedical Equipment ◽  
Department Staff ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Biomedical Equipment Technicians ◽  
Clinical Engineers

In the chapter we describe a model to estimate the number of clinical engineers and biomedical equipment technicians (BMET) that will constitute the Clinical Engineering department staff. The model is based on the activities to be simulated, the characteristics of the healthcare facility, and the experience of human resources. Our model is an important tool to be used to start a Clinical Engineering department or to evaluate the performances of an existing one. It was used by managers of Regione Piemonte to start a regional network of Clinical Engineering departments.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Clinical Engineering Department Services in Riyadh City Hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ibrahim Waly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Management System ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Clinical Engineering ◽  
Medical Department ◽  
Hospital Size ◽  
Department Staff ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Is Evaluation

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Since its establishment, clinical engineering in healthcare facilities has evolved rapidly owing to increased employment of highly trained staff. Clinical engineering department represents a factor critical for successful healthcare management.</p><p><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> This study developed an integrated evaluation method for services rendered by clinical engineering departments using two questionnaires supplied to governmental hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> One questionnaire is evaluation for the end user (medical department staff), while the other is evaluation questionnaire for the clinical engineering department staff.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The overall evaluation of administrative, training, technical skills for clinical engineering department staff by medical department staff was very good with mean 4.07±1.09, 3.98±0.74 and 3.8±1.14, respectively. Hospital size affects the technical and training skills for the clinical engineering department’s staff, with a p-value less than 0.05 at 95% confidence interval. This also affects maintenance management system. Professional role for medical department staff had no effect on their satisfaction on the services provided by clinical engineering department.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>The procedure, standards and basic requirements which established by Saudi Arabia ministry of health for Clinical engineering department services were applied on all hospital, but the maintenance management system should be fixed regardless of hospital size.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of Performance Outcomes of Medical Equipment Technology Management and Patient Safety: Skilled Clinical Engineer’s Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Anwar Hossain ◽  
Mohiuddin Ahmad ◽  
Md. Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Yadin David
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Clinical Engineering ◽  
Surgical Equipment ◽  
Quality Of Patient Care ◽  
Care Technology

With the rapid development of medical equipment technology, the quality of patient care becomes under the spotlight of clinical engineering management of medical equipment since the past 4 decades and it is continually. Researchers give in-depth attention to minimize undesired incidents which are associated with medical and surgical equipment such as patients' unnatural deaths and injuries. This proposed research work investigates the relationship between performance outcomes of medical equipment technology management/patient-care technology and the reduction in undesired events like injury and even unnatural deaths. This proposed research work investigates the effect of varying levels of performance on quality of patient care and uses an indicator such as patient safety (PS) and cost-effective care by applying mathematical modeling of clinical engineering approach methodology to medical equipment technology management. In this study the quality model of Clinical Engineering Departments is determined by educational qualification, Clinical Engineering (CE) certification, training, and duration of experiences in this field. The standard performance of patient-care technology management is determined by the parameters of medical devices and the outcomes performance of medical equipment is determined. Data for this study was collected from 18 countries including from high, upper and lower-middle income regions. We were able to collect and analyze data of different performance levels of CE and biomedical engineering programs. The analysts' report measures the performance outcomes of Medical Equipment Technology Management System (METMS) and its impact on patient-care outcomes specifically impact on the reduction of patient risk factors associated with medical and surgical equipment. The findings should encourage researchers and healthcare stakeholders to better integrate the clinical engineering professionals in a hospital in order to achieve a safe functional condition of medical equipment to keep its scheduled life span in compliance with recommended span declared by manufactures. Cost-effective Clinical Engineering Department (CED) model can be designed and monitored through the methodology of this study. We hope that this study will motivate the deployment of senescence methodology for conventional electro-medical assets, by biomedical engineering and medical professionals, healthcare policymakers, equipment users, and vendors to improve outcomes as proposed by the research work described in this paper.

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