Title :
Databases for planning and procurement of health equipment
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Abstract :
In order to aid planning and procurement of equipment needed within a newly reorganized health system, databases for products manufactured in Brazil have been developed. They incorporate information on local manufacturers, equipment produced, prices, technical specifications, and clinical applications, all referenced by a standard nomenclature and coding system derived from the IMDC (International Medical Device Code). Information about each component of the health system is also stored in databases. Through specially designed software, these databases are helping to speed up evaluation of equipment requested by each institution and reduce errors and processing time in procurement.<>
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; medical administrative data processing; Brazil; clinical applications; coding system; databases; error reduction; health equipment; health system; local manufacturers; planning; prices; procurement; standard nomenclature; technical specifications;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95153
