Abstract

BOCANEGRA-VILLEGAS, Laura Valentina; OSORIO-SALGADO, Juan Camilo; USAQUEN-PERILLA, Sandra Patricia  and  GARCIA-MELO, José Isidro. Multicriterial analysis for the prioritization of technological alternatives for POCT blood gas equipment procurement in a high-complexity healthcare institution. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2020, vol.87, n.212, pp.219-225. ISSN 0012-7353.  https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v87n212.81192.

This study proposes a multi-criteria analysis for the prioritization of alternatives for POCT blood gas analysis equipment procurement in a high-complexity healthcare institution through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). This work is presented as a tool for hospitals and is based on the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) model that supports the decision-making process in the acquisition of medical equipment. For this, criteria, sub-criteria and assessment instruments were identified based on the Core and mini-HTA models, review of scientific articles and healthcare institution requirements for high-complexity healthcare. The proposed approach was applied to the procurement process of POCT equipment in a healthcare institution in the city of Santiago de Cali-Colombia. As a result, the current procurement process was simplified by identifying five criteria and eleven sub-criteria that allowed the prioritization of POCT blood gas analysis equipment alternatives. Furthermore, three criteria with greater relevance were identified in the technological selection process.

Keywords : POCT- Point of Care Testing; blood gas analyzer; HTA-Health Technology Assessment; MCDA- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; AHP- Analytic Hierarchy Process.

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