Equipment maintenance: moving beyond insurance to self-managed programs.
Equipment maintenance insurance is a recent development that has achieved some cost savings for hospitals. However, greater cost savings can be achieved by a centrally managed self-insurance program that crosses departmental lines. The benefits of such programs are further enhanced when they are run by a technical rather than a financial person.
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
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D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D017046:Cost Savings; D004868:Equipment Failure / Q000191:economics*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D007341:Insurance / Q000191:economics*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009864:Ontario