title: What administrators need to know about clinical engineers. Understanding the equipment manager's responsibilities and concerns.
abstract: Despite the proliferance of computer systems in hospitals, many administrators--both new and experienced--have only a passing knowledge of technology management and managers. To make both the administrators' and the clinical engineers' jobs less difficult and more effective, the authors offer a profile of the "typical" clinical engineer. In the process, they underscore how health-care-administration programs need to increase students' exposure to and training in technology management.
authors: George Washington University Medical Center, DC.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Shaffer
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce