title: Technology assessment and equipment management: a practical approach to cost reduction.
abstract: The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) responded to the necessity of reducing costs in a competitive marketplace by developing a program called Technology Assessment and Equipment Management. The program uses a process that systematically evaluates clinical equipment acquisitions and provides over sight on equipment management within the 587-bed tertiary care center. This article reviews how equipment is evaluated and purchased emphasizing cost control.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003361:Cost Allocation; D003363:Cost Control; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D013022:South Carolina; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*