title: [Development of a service on line advice and information technology management for health].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To validate an advisory service and online information technology management for health and helps to make assessment and acquisition processes an informed medical equipment according to the market and the needs of the health institutions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Internet via a technological solution supported ona data base containing systematic and updated information on technical specifications of 25 compared medical equipment, the same reference prices, list of suppliers, agents and / or producers and technical standards are developed. The"virtual" technical assistance was made with the support of a team of specialists in Health Technology Management, the decision makers in the planning, evaluation and procurement of biomedical equipment. The validation of the service was conducted by involving specialists in the field of Health Technology Management, from different disciplines and institutions who worked in health, public and private. They used the service for a period of time to verify its feasibility of use as well as its usefulness for their planning, evaluation and procurement of biomedical equipment. To these experts we applied a survey before and after them about the software developed in this project.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that it is common to use the internet to search for information on medical equipment.Also,an increase on the view that the application will help in procurement of biomedical equipment(40% to 78%) was observed, it will improve the information system(40% to 89%) and communication among physicians,nurses, planners, engineers and other professionals involved in this process(20% to 78%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for a technological tool available with such features contribute to technology management in Peru.
authors.affiliation: Oficina de las Naciones Unidas de Servicios para Proyectos.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berrospi Polo
authors.affiliation: Health Care Consulting S.A.C., Lima, Perù
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Abad
authors.affiliation: Consultor individual, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bobadilla Aguilar
authors.affiliation: Health Care Consulting S.A.C., Lima, Perù
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Liberto Moreno
authors.affiliation: Consultor individual, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz Arroyo
authors.affiliation: Consultor individual, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rafael Quipan
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003132:Commerce; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D007256:Information Systems; D020407:Internet; D010568:Peru