scholarly journals Assessment of Computerized Medical Equipment Management and Maintenance System From Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Perspective: Need and Approach

Author(s):  
Joshi Nitin Kumar ◽  
Bhardwaj Pankaj ◽  
Singh Kuldeep ◽  
Joshi Vibha ◽  
Suthar Praveen

Appropriate management of medical equipment is of crucial importance for providing quality healthcare. A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a computerized program used by healthcare technology management (HTM) systems as an instrument for maintaining, organizing, storing, and reporting the data related to medical technologies in health facilities. Though CMMS is introduced as a beneficial and flexible tool for transforming the management of biomedical equipment, but no evidence of the same has been documented yet to highlight the efficacy of CMMS in the Indian context. CMMS, an e-Health system used by HTM programs, is a relatively new technology being adopted by various states of India. Such systems are vital to judging whether the system is operating and delivering the effects as desired. Assessment not only can inform policy-makers about what is known about the technology, but it also provides a better knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the intended technology. Health Technology assessment (HTA) is a systematic process designed to synthesize and evaluate the prevailing evidence for treatment or health delivery innovation. So considering the HTA perspective, an assessment approach to CMMS could be planned. Systematic reviews and empirical frameworks that have been used for understanding and assessing e-health programs can be used for evaluating technologies. Assessment of CMMS from a HTA perspective should be vital to the implementation of HTM systems by healthcare agencies.

Author(s):  
Mehmet Akif Erişen ◽  
Fatma Özlem Yılmaz

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the views and opinions of the health administrators, who are working in the private hospitals in Konya province centre about health technology assessment and applications. METHODS: Qualitative research methods have been used in research, and phenomologic method is preferred. The research was conducted using face-to-face interviews with health administrators working in private hospitals serving in the centre of Konya and accepting to participate in the research. A semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool in the survey. RESULTS: As a result of the analysis, sub-themes were created under the headings of health technologies, health technology assessment, health technology assessment applications in Turkey, health technology assessment approach of private hospitals, establishment of health technology assessment department, health technology assessment applications of the respondents’ hospitals and future position of health technology assessment. And the findings under the created themes are interpreted. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The managers had various information about health technology assessment applications however it was limited. In this respect, it would be beneficial to provide a general education about health technology assessment in order to increase awareness and application of health technology assessment practices.


Vaccine ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 1609-1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe La Torre ◽  
Chiara de Waure ◽  
Giacomina Chiaradia ◽  
Alice Mannocci ◽  
Maria Lucia Specchia ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Martin ◽  
Julie Polisena ◽  
Nandini Dendukuri ◽  
Marc Rhainds ◽  
Laura Sampietro-Colom

Objectives: Canada has witnessed expansion of the health technology assessment (HTA) infrastructure in the last 25 years. Local HTA entities at the hospital or regional level are emerging to assist decision makers in the acquisition, implementation, maintenance, and disinvestment of healthcare technologies. There is a need to facilitate collaboration and exchange of expertise and knowledge between these entities regarding the role of local HTA in Canada.Methods: In November 2013, the pan-Canadian Collaborative hosted a symposium, Hospital/Regional HTA: Local Evidence-based Decisions for Health Care Sustainability, bringing together over 60 HTA producers, researchers, stakeholders, and manufacturers involved in local HTA across Canada. The objective was to showcase the diversity of local HTA in Canada, while highlighting common gaps to be addressed.Results: The Symposium focused on current practices in local HTA in Canada to support informed decision making, and opportunities for information sharing and provide equal access to timely evidence-based information to decision makers. The main themes included assessment of evidence for local HTA, contextualization, stakeholder engagement in local HTA, knowledge translation and impact of recommendations, and challenges and opportunities for local HTA.Conclusions: Local HTA in Canada complements HTAs conducted at the provincial and federal levels to improve the efficient and effective health service delivery in institutions or regions faced with limited resources. Some challenges faced by local HTA producers to influence hospital policies and clinical practice involve the engagement of healthcare professionals and potential lack of training and support necessary for the introduction of a new technology.


2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Ahern ◽  
Nessa O'Doherty

Ireland's health system is primarily funded from general taxation and is publicly provided, although private health care retains a considerable role. It is a unique structure, a mixture of universal health service free at the point of consumption and a fee-based private system where individuals subscribe to private health insurance that covers some of their medical expenses. The recent history of the Irish health services saw consolidation of existing services and an expansion into new areas to adapt to changing practices and needs. There has also been a drive to extract maximum efficiency so as to maintain the volume and quality of patient services at a time of very tight financial constraints. Introduction of new health technologies continued to accelerate. New technologies tended to spread rapidly before systematic appraisal of their costs and benefits. When the state is involved in funding the public hospital system, acceptance of new technology is a matter for discussion between agencies and the Department of Health and Children. Decisions about spending annual “development funding” have generally not been based on careful assessment of proposals for new technology. In 1995, a healthcare reform put new Public Health Departments in Health Boards in a prime position in Ireland's health services organization. These departments now emphasize evidence-based medicine. While Ireland does not have a national health technology assessment (HTA) program, there are plans to form an advisory group on HTA in 1998. HTA is seen as a significant element of future health policy in Ireland.


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brynjar Fure ◽  
Vigdis Lauvrak ◽  
Helene Arentz-Hansen ◽  
Åse Skår ◽  
Sari Susanna Ormstad ◽  
...  

I Norge har vi siden slutten av 1990-tallet utført metodevurderinger om effekt av tiltak i helsetjenesten som støtte til beslutningstakere. Metodevurderingene ble frem til 2004 utført ved Senter for medisinsk metodevurdering, og deretter ved Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten, som i dag er landets nasjonale metodevurderingsorganisasjon. Metodevurderinger kan i prinsippet brukes som beslutningsstøtte på alle nivåer i helsetjenesten, men i praksis benyttes metodevurderinger først og fremst som en del av et kunnskapsbasert beslutningsgrunnlag på overordnet politisk eller administrativt nivå. Hovedhensikten med metodevurderinger er å bidra til at gode og nyttige metoder kommer raskt ut til pasientene. Med metoder menes alle tiltak som er aktuelle i helsetjenesten, både legemidler, medisinsk utstyr, prosedyrerelatert diagnostikk og behandling, screening og organisatoriske tiltak. Metodevurderingene sammenfatter først og fremst kunnskapsgrunnlaget om klinisk effekt og sikkerhet, men ofte inngår også en helseøkonomisk evaluering. Her benyttes en strikt og etterprøvbar metodikk utarbeidet av anerkjente og veletablerte internasjonale metodevurderingsmiljøer. Avhengig av hva slags metode det er snakk om, vurderes også andre aspekter, som for eksempel etiske, sosiale, organisatoriske eller juridiske konsekvenser av å innføre metoden. For å sikre metodevurderingenes relevans i de kliniske miljøene, inviteres vanligvis kliniske spesialister til å delta i arbeidet. Metodevurderingsorganisasjoner samarbeider i økende grad med søsterorganisasjoner i andre land, ikke bare rundt forskning og utvikling av metodikken som benyttes i metodevurderinger, men også ved å dele resultater fra metodevurderinger, og dermed unngå dobbeltarbeid. En metodevurdering oppsummerer utelukkende forskningsresultatene om en metode, og inneholder ingen anbefaling om hvorvidt metoden bør innføres i helsetjenesten. Fure B, Lauvrak V, Arentz-Hansen H, Skår Å, Ormstad SS, Vang VS, Frønsdal KB. Health Technology Assessment: Knowledge-based decision support at the superior level in the health services. Nor J Epidemiol 2013; 23 (2): 165-169. ENGLISH SUMMARY In Norway, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has existed since the late 1990s as support for decision makers in the health services. Until 2004, HTA was performed at the Norwegian Centre for Health Technology Assessment and later at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services which is, today, the national HTA-organization in Norway. HTA may be used as decision support at all levels in the health services. However, in practice, HTA is mainly used as part of evidence-based decisions by politicians or health leaders. The main purpose of HTA is to contribute to rapid introduction of useful health technologies, for the benefit of the patients. HTA may be used for all types of health technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, screening and organizational measures. In HTA-reports, the evidence regarding effect and safety of a technology is summarized, and, in most cases, also include a health economic evaluation. A strict and transparent methodology, developed by well-established international HTA-agencies, is used. Other aspects such as ethical, social, organizational or legal consequences of the technology may be evaluated, depending on the technology. In order to make HTA clinically relevant, clinical experts are usually invited to participate in the work. HTA-organizations, increasingly, collaborate with HTA-organizations in other countries, not only in order to develop the methodology of HTA, but also to share the results of HTA-reports, and, thus, avoid double work. An HTA-report summarizes the research results on a technology, and gives no advice regarding the decision that should be made about the introduction of the new technology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 436-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Avdeyev ◽  
Adlet Tabarov ◽  
Amir Akhetov ◽  
Nasrulla Shanazarov ◽  
David Hailey ◽  
...  

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe the development and activities of the Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA) Unit in the Hospital of the President's Affairs Administration, one of the first examples of the implementation of HB-HTA into the practice of Kazakhstani hospitals.MethodsDetails of the development of the Unit were obtained from the hospital's administrative records. The Unit's own records were used to describe the reports prepared and the clinical areas that were covered. Responses to recommendations in the Unit's reports were obtained from hospital administration and individual departments. Estimates of savings and payback periods were based on data from the hospital information system, and data submitted by manufacturers and distributors of medical equipment.ResultsFifty-one rapid- and mini-HTA reports were prepared by the Unit from 2015 to 2017. Seventeen health technologies (33 percent) were not recommended for implementation in hospital practice. Refusal to implement sixteen of these technologies saved approximately 1,053,500 USD. Of the thirty-four recommended health technologies, twenty-four were implemented to treat or diagnose 1,376 patients, and eight others were included in plans for 2018–20. Of the twenty-four implemented health technologies, twelve did not require additional investments. The payback period of investments for the other twelve implemented technologies is not more than 3 years for six, less than 5 years for four, and more than 10 years for two technologies.ConclusionsEstablishment of the HB-HTA Unit in the hospital created the basis for making informed managerial decisions; identifying key directions for strategic development; and improving hospital management.


2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 502-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Lettieri ◽  
Cristina Masella ◽  
Umberto Nocco

Objectives:The aim of this study was to benchmark the proposal forms used by a sample of Italian hospitals to inform the budget process for the adoption of new technology to understand the relationship with the guidelines provided by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) literature.Methods:A literature review was first undertaken to identify the frameworks developed to support decision making regarding new technology at a hospital level. A checklist of criteria drawn up according to five main perspectives (technology, patient, organization, economics, and level of evidence) has been formalized to review and compare the collected proposal forms.Results:The “technology” perspective appears to have been broadly covered. The “patient” perspective has focused to clinical issues and partially neglects other dimensions such as patient satisfaction and potential adverse events. The “organization” dimension has paid little attention to change management. The “economics” dimension has been broadly covered, even though a sensitivity analysis has not been considered. The “level of evidence” that is required for submitting the proposal form is little.Conclusions:The proposal forms used to inform the budget process regarding the adoption of new technology are accountable for a limited set of dimensions from among those proposed in literature. Further research is required to understand how to render technology assessment multidimensional, multidisciplinary, evidence-based, and accountable at a hospital level.


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