PP03 Development Of A Medical Device Maintenance Management System

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (S1) ◽  
pp. 37-38
Author(s):  
Ronald Alexis Rivas ◽  
Benicio Grossling ◽  
Pedro Galvan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Management System ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Computerized Maintenance Management System ◽  
Technical Specifications

IntroductionHealth technologies are fundamental in an operational health system. Medical devices, in particular, are crucial for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Recognizing this important role of health technologies, the World Health Assembly adopted, in May 2007, resolution WHA60.29, which addresses issues arising from inadequate installation and use of health technologies, as well as the need to formulate national strategies for the implementation of evaluation, planning, procurement and management systems for health technologies, in collaboration with personnel dedicated to the evaluation of health technologies and biomedical engineering. Maintenance management computer systems and software have evolved to help maintain medical equipment and control associated costs. A Computerized Maintenance Management System contains a database about an organization's maintenance operations.MethodsThe pilot study of observational and descriptive design will include all the medical/laboratory equipment that the Research Institute of Health Sciences (IICS) has that meets the inclusion criteria. The work will be carried out at the IICS, which aims to develop a computerized system for the maintenance of equipment that allows the linking of Quick Response (QR) codes to an application (WebApp) by means of cameras in smartphones, able to relate each QR code (attached to a medical/laboratory equipment) to its corresponding URL, and thus able to access all the technical information of each IICS team and therefore monitor their maintenance (preventive, corrective, predictive), history, spare parts, budgets, and technical specifications.ResultsWe have a database of all medical devices installed in the research center; we look forward to developing the program to include the data. The project focuses on the effective tool for decision making regarding the evaluation of the installed sanitary technology and those that will be installed.ConclusionsThe study proposes an effective solution for maintenance management, using data that supports administrative decisions regarding the acquisition of equipment in the future; that is, the system can contribute when it comes to evaluating installed and acquired sanitary technology.

scholarly journals Evaluating a computerized maintenance management system in a low resource setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Beniacoub ◽  
Fabrice Ntwari ◽  
Jean-Paul Niyonkuru ◽  
Marc Nyssen ◽  
Stefaan Van Bastelaere
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Management System ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Sustainable Implementation ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Computerized Maintenance Management System ◽  
Local Health System

AbstractThis study documents the setup and roll-out of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in Burundi’s resource constrained health care system between 1/04/2017 and 31/03/2020. First, in 2017 a biomedical assets ontology was created, tailored to the local health system and progressively mapped on international GMDN (Global Medical Devices Nomenclature) and ICMD (International Classification and Nomenclature of Medical Devices) classifications. This ontology was the cornerstone of a web-based CMMS, deployed in the Kirundo and Muramvya provinces (6 health districts, 4 hospitals and 73 health centers).During the study period, the total number of biomedical maintenance interventions increased from 4 to 350 per month, average corrective maintenance delays were reduced from 106 to 26 days and the proportion of functional medical assets grew from 88 to 91%.This study proves that a sustainable implementation of a CMMS is feasible and highly useful in low resource settings, if (i) the implementation is done in a conducive technical environment with correct workshops and maintenance equipment, (ii) the active cooperation of the administrative authorities is ensured, (iii) sufficient training efforts are made, (iv) necessary hardware and internet connectivity is available and (v) adequate local technical support can be provided.

scholarly journals Planning and Budgeting of Medical Devices among Ethiopian Public Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadesse Waktola Gamessa ◽  
Regassa Bayisa Obse ◽  
Mahdi Abdella Ibrahim ◽  
Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Technical Specifications

Abstract BackgroundPlanning and budgeting of medical devices allow a healthcare institution to properly utilize funds, acquire quality and efficient medical devices, and improve service delivery. Planning and budgeting help to control technology development direction and obtain the right balance within the budget between various needs. Developing countries including Ethiopia have very limited resources for procurement and management of medical devices. Lack of proper policy in the procurement and management of medical devices causes inappropriate utilization of funds and impedes the quality of a product. In this study, a survey was conducted in all regional public hospitals of Ethiopia to assess the current status of the medical devices management system, identify the gaps, and provide suggestions for areas of improvement. MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional design and qualitative approaches were used for the assessment. The qualitative assessment components were structured based on the life cycle of medical devices as recommended by World Health Organization. The quantitative data assessment was used to explore the availability of medical devices policies, guidelines, strategies, development plans, annual plans, and budgets in public hospitals. The involvements of Biomedical Engineers/Technicians in medical devices planning and technical specifications were also explored using the quantitative data collection method. ResultsAccording to this assessment, the availability of medical equipment development plans, budgeting, and spare parts were found to be below 50% in public hospitals. Moreover, this assessment showed that there is no proper medical devices procurement plan and technical specification preparations trend in Ethiopian public hospitals. ConclusionsDeveloping policies, directives, and strategies for proper use of funds in the procurement of medical devices at the national level, involving Biomedical Engineering professionals in the planning, procurement, management, and utilization of medical devices could help to improve the quality, fair distribution, and efficiency of medical devices and ultimately to improve the service delivery in health care facilities.

scholarly journals Medical devices in Sub-Saharan Africa: optimal assistance via a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) in Benin

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daton Medenou ◽  
Latif A. Fagbemi ◽  
Roland C. Houessouvo ◽  
Thierry R. Jossou ◽  
Mêtowanou H. Ahouandjinou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Management System ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Computerized Maintenance Management System ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Role of employee training and experience on the adaption of computerized maintenance management system

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
E.A.C.P. Karunarathne ◽  
A.S.M.A.R. Abeyratne
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
User Training ◽  
Computerized Maintenance Management System

The study attempted to examine the user training and experience on user acceptance of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) in a continuously progressing industry where maintenance management is extremely vital for the smooth functioning. A cross-sectional study design was used in this research. The study population comprised of users of CMMS. The analysis was mainly carried out using structured equation modeling techniques. The results reveal that perceived usefulness was the most significant determinant of adoption of a complex system than all the other variables, underscoring the importance of incorporating the appropriate functional capabilities in new systems. The findings affirm that a system will be adopted if it is regarded as useful, irrespective of attitude, provided that the use of the system is perceived to offer direct benefits to the user. All the relationships existing between perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude towards using, and behavioral intention were tested and found to be significant and positive. Further analysis revealed that experience helps in ease of use but not in usefulness while training impacts on both usefulness and ease of use. Based on the analysis results recommendations were made to track the value of user training and experience accordingly.

Implementation of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for the City of Naperville Department of Public Utilities

2011 ◽  
pp. 91-109
Author(s):  
Lawrence E. Gunderson
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Computerized Maintenance Management System ◽  
It Department ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Process Work ◽  
The City

This case study reviews the process that the City of Naperville Information Technology Department undertook to implement a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for the city’s Department of Public Utilities–Water. A CMMS is a software system for managing infrastructure with tools for creating and tracking maintenance activities associated with physical assets. Typical requirements for a CMMS include the ability to handle requests for service, process work orders, plan preventive maintenance, provide for tests and inspections, and enable ad hoc searching and reporting. The software that the Naperville Water Utility chose for a CMMS was selected for its tight integration with its Geographic Information System (GIS), the computerized mapping database that contained a spatial model of the department’s water distribution and wastewater collection assets. Many of the challenges that the IT Department had in implementing the CMMS related to issues with the GIS data. In addition, several of the city’s ?nancial systems, such as accounting, utility billing, customer information systems, and inventory required integration with the CMMS. The case study will cover the complexities of integration with these disparate data sources that have both a technical and organizational basis. Finally, as with all implementations of software systems, the element of organizational change needed to be addressed. For that reason, business process mapping and re-engineering practices were employed to support the deployment of the software.

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