Title :
Refinement of the Facility-Level Medical Technology Score to Reflect Key Disease Response Capacity and Personnel Availability
Author :
Fatunde, O.A. ; Kotin, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Social Policy, London Sch. of Econ. & Political Sci., London, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a second look at the computation of the Medical Technology Score (MTS), a metric designed to convey the relative technical competence of a health facility. Modification of the score to reflect local disease burden is discussed, as are its intended interpretations. Extensive data collection on up-to-date equipment and personnel resources must be undertaken before the MTS can become useful as a policy-relevant tool.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; diseases; data collection; disease response capacity; facility-level medical technology score computation; health facility; local disease burden; personnel availability; personnel resources; policy-relevant tool; Biomedical equipment; Health information management; Hospitals; Information management; Inventory management; Mathematical model; Technology management; Biomedical equipment; appropriate technology; health information management; inventory control; technology management; technology transfer;
Journal_Title :
Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JTEHM.2013.2268851
