Types of service--their advantages and disadvantages.
Each service modality has particular advantages and disadvantages that must be considered when deciding about service, whether for one device or for a hospital's entire equipment inventory. Department heads in clinical engineering or other departments responsible for service must understand all the options and their ramifications in order to reach the best decisions.
D003164:Competitive Bidding; D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005376:Financial Management / Q000592:standards*; D007341:Insurance; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States