Title :
The management of medical technology
Author :
Brown, I. ; Smale, A. ; Wong, M. ; Yeo, C.L.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Biomed. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Medical technology is a valuable asset that is strategically important to the operational efficiency of the Australian health care industry. This paper looks at the Australian care health industry and suggests the need for a more structured approach to medical technology strategic planning at a national, state, and hospital level. Strategic planning frameworks are considered and data relating to a sample of Australian hospitals is discussed. The paper deals with a wide range of issues that impact on medical technology strategic planning including cost of ownership, access and equity, remaining life of technology, financing options, and centralised vs local planning.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; health care; management; medical administrative data processing; strategic planning; Australian health care industry; Australian hospitals; access; centralised planning; cost of ownership; equity; financing options; local planning; medical technology management; remaining life; strategic planning; Australia; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Costs; Hospitals; Medical services; Paper technology; Strategic planning; Technology management; Technology planning;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Information Systems Conference, The Seventh Australian and New Zealand 2001
Print_ISBN :
1-74052-061-0
DOI :
10.1109/ANZIIS.2001.974106
