title: Clinical engineering in a downsizing environment.
abstract: Hospitals are currently facing cost-cutting pressures. To meet the challenge, some hospitals have downsized by reducing costs and by promoting new lines of business. In this environment, clinical engineers may need a proactive strategy to maintain the integrity of their service, demonstrate its value, and develop new business opportunities including shared-service maintenance, technology assessment, microcomputer applications, and training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000191:economics*; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics*; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D014478:Unemployment; D014481:United States