Medical Equipment Management Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Series

Know What to Expect When Managing Medical Equipment and Healthcare Technology in Your Organization

As medical technology in clinical care becomes more complex, clinical professionals and support staff must know how to keep patients safe and equipment working in the clinical environment. Accessible to all healthcare professionals and managers, Medical Equipment Management presents an integrated approach to managing medical equipment in healthcare organizations. The book explains the underlying principles and requirements and raises awareness of what needs to be done and what questions to ask. It also provides practical advice and refers readers to appropriate legislation and guidelines.

Starting from the medical equipment lifecycle, the book takes a risk-based approach to improving the way in which medical devices are acquired and managed in a clinical context. Drawing on their extensive managerial and teaching experiences, the authors explain how organizational structures and policies are set up, how funding is allocated, how people and equipment are supported, and what to do when things go wrong.

Introduction. Medical Equipment and Its Life Cycle. Medical Device Risk, Regulation, and Governance: An Overview. Approaches to Equipment Management: Structures and Systems. Purchase and Replacement: Allocating Priorities and Managing Resources. Procurement, Specification, and Evaluation. Equipment Training for Clinical and Technical Users. Assessing Maintenance and Support Needs. Maintenance Contract Management. Adverse Incidents, Investigations, Control, and Monitoring. Supporting Research and Development. Disposal. Sources of Information for Equipment Management Professionals. Improving Performance: Quality, Indicators, Benchmarking, and Audit. Appendices.