Title :
Productivity improvement in clinical engineering: real or imaginary?
Author :
Mahachek, Arnold R.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Clinical engineering services (CES) productivity at the beginning and end of a three year period is compared. The productivity measurement method is briefly described. Gains in productivity of 25% for equipment repairs and 45% for equipment inspections are documented. Management actions and methods for improving productivity are reviewed
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; 3 yr; clinical engineering services productivity; equipment inspections; equipment repairs; management actions; management methods; productivity improvement; Clinical diagnosis; Costs; Education; Engineering management; Hospitals; Inspection; Job shop scheduling; Productivity; Standards development; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96361
