What is it about?
The medical equipment maintenance management is a pivotal issue for the safety and cost of medical devices in order to improve medical devices system targets. We need a comprehensive assessment tool that covers all aspects of medical equipment maintenance management in hospitals. In this regard, identification of influential factors is essential.
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The aim of the present systematic review was to extract the factors affecting the medical equipment maintenance management. Materials and Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in databases including OVID, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct and web of science without any time limitation until October 2015. The result was updated in June 2017. Inclusion criteria were all studies related to medical equipment maintenance management and mentioning at least one factor that affects this process. Two independent reviewers checked the research process, screening of articles and quality assessment. Quality of the studies was assessed by QASP and STROBE checklist.
Perspectives
Influential factors (management, resources, information bank, inspection, quality control, education and service) are implicated in decision-making in support of selection, purchase, repair and maintenance of medical equipment, especially for capital equipment managers and medical engineers in hospitals and also for assessment of this process. Identification and classification of influential factors can be of help for raising critical alerts about equipment more prone to maintenance problems
Ali Imani
Health Economics Department, School of Health Services Management and Medical Informatics, Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article can also be used in decision-making in support of selection, purchase, repair and maintenance of medical equipment, especially for capital equipment managers and medical engineers in hospitals and also for assessment of this process. Identification and classification of influential factors can be of help for raising critical alerts about equipments more prone to maintenance problems.
Dr Ali Imani
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Affecting Medical Equipment Maintenance Management: A Systematic Review, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2018, JCDR Research and Publications,
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2018/31646.11375.
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