TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hegarty,Francis
AU  - Amoore,John N.
AU  - Blackett,Paul
AU  - McCarthy,Justin
AU  - Scott,Richard
TI  - Health technology management: a systematic approach 
SN  - 9781498703543
AV  - R855.3 .H44 2017
U1  - 610.284 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Medical instruments and apparatus
KW  - Medical technology
KW  - Biomedical engineering
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Clinical engineering in the healthcare system -- Taking a systems engineering approach -- Key standards, regulations and guidelines -- Life cycle management of medical equipment -- The Healthcare Technology Management System--Strategic -- Developing equipment support plans in the context of the HTM Programme -- The extended role of clinical engineers--Advancing healthcare -- The Clinical Engineering Department--achieving the vision -- Medical device governance -- Health technology management (HTM) adding value
N2  - "This book offers a comprehensive approach for providing cost effective healthcare technology management (HTM) at the lowest risk. The authors propose a management model based on two interlocking quality cycles which, when fully implemented, delivers a comprehensive and transparent model for implementing an HTM program throughout an institution. The book shows how to cost effectively manage the resources of medical equipment through its full lifecycle, from acquisition through operational use, to disposal, supporting better healthcare at lower costs"--
ER  -