管理良好的临床工程计划可在三个一般领域提供持续改进：成本节约、运营和流程。
有效的临床工程计划可以帮助降低购买和维护医疗设备的高昂成本。
临床工程可以通过提高部门的生产力和提高资源的利用率，对其组织的财务产生巨大的影响和重大的贡献。 数据分析和基准测试将揭示重大的节省机会，这将表明临床工程部门是一项具有成本效益的投资。
医疗技术成本不断上升给医院的临床工程部门带来了众多挑战。 由于医疗设备维护服务成本占设备生命周期成本的较大部分，创新的医疗设备管理计划可以显着节省运营费用和拥有成本。
In terms of the long-term cost impact surrounding medical equipment procurement, hospitals are encouraged to refine their procurement evaluation methodologies and develop more comprehensive techniques directed at capital equipment replacement planning based on needs assessments.
Clinical Engineering programs with higher efficiency and lower cost will constantly:
- Assess current department employees' competency levels.
- Evaluate equipment service agreements for pricing and coverage.
- Deploy under-utilized medical equipment to improve revenue.
- Plan equipment replacement and monitor equipment performance.
- Prepare for TJC/DNV and improve performance with an appropriate benchmark.
Now the question is:
- Do you have a technology management process to introduce new medical technology to your organization?
- Do you have a technology-specific plan to guide you thru the acquisition process?
- Do you have a process that promotes an efficient, effective, 3 and equitable approach to technology acquisition and decision-making
- Do you have a process for medical equipment purchases and 4 maintenance negotiations that may result in substantial cost savings every year?
- Is your clinical engineering department involved in medical equipment purchases and maintenance negotiations?
In the end, there is more to manage than just fixing medical equipment:
Improve patient experience
Improve Processes
Patient Safety and Regulatory Compliance
Employees Competency Assessment
Medical Equipment Capital Planning
Equipment Life Cycle and Cost of Ownership
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