Abstract

GONZALEZ-VARGAS, A et al. ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF CLINICAL ENGINEERING IN HOSPITALS IN CALI. Rev. ing. biomed. [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.18, pp.73-80. ISSN 1909-9762.

This paper summarizes the results obtained after analyzing the information gathered in eleven institutions providing health services (IPS, in Colombia) in the city of Cali and surrounding municipalities, three key elements for good clinical engineering practice are presented: Acquisition technology, management, maintenance and staff training. A comparison between current practices in the surveyed IC at IPS and practices proposed in the literature was conducted. It also proposes a number of aspects to consider in order to improve performance of both IC departments in the city and in the country.

Keywords : Biomedical Equipment; Technology Management; Clinical Engineering; Maintenance.

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