title: Health technology management: a database analysis as support of technology managers in hospitals.
abstract: Technology management in healthcare must continually respond and adapt itself to new improvements in medical equipment. Multidisciplinary approaches which consider the interaction of different technologies, their use and user skills, are necessary in order to improve safety and quality. An easy and sustainable methodology is vital to Clinical Engineering (CE) services in healthcare organizations in order to define criteria regarding technology acquisition and replacement. This article underlines the critical aspects of technology management in hospitals by providing appropriate indicators for benchmarking CE services exclusively referring to the maintenance database from the CE department at the Careggi Hospital in Florence, Italy.
authors: Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Biomedical Laboratory, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. roberto.miniati@unifi
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Miniati
authors: Fabrizio
authors: F
authors: Dori
authors: Ernesto
authors: E
authors: Iadanza
authors: Mario M
authors: MM
authors: Fregonara
authors: Guido Biffi
authors: GB
authors: Gentili
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010564:Personnel, Hospital