Health Technology Case Study 33: Technologies for Managing

Health Technology Case Study 33: Technologies for Managing
Author: Ouslander J. A. O.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 75
Release: 1985
Genre:
ISBN:

This case study describes medical devices and other technologies used to manage uninary incontinence and reports on the firms that produce such devices. Urinary incontinence represents a medical problem that is prevalent among the elserly and has enormous consequences for me- dical care costs. Although the case study emphazises mechanical de- vices over more conventional and widely used treatments such as drugs surgery, and bladdertraining procedures, these other treatments are also discussed. Evidence on the effectiveness and costs of alterna- tive treatments is presented.

Healthcare Technology Management - A Systematic Approach

Healthcare Technology Management - A Systematic Approach
Author: Francis Hegarty
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2017-01-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498703550

Healthcare Technology Management: A Systematic Approach offers a comprehensive description of a method for providing safe and cost effective healthcare technology management (HTM). The approach is directed to enhancing the value (benefit in relation to cost) of the medical equipment assets of healthcare organizations to best support patients, clinicians and other care providers, as well as financial stakeholders. The authors propose a management model based on interlinked strategic and operational quality cycles which, when fully realized, delivers a comprehensive and transparent methodology for implementing a HTM programme throughout a healthcare organization. The approach proposes that HTM extends beyond managing the technology in isolation to include advancing patient care through supporting the application of the technology. The book shows how to cost effectively manage medical equipment through its full life cycle, from acquisition through operational use to disposal, and to advance care, adding value to the medical equipment assets for the benefit of patients and stakeholders. This book will be of interest to practicing clinical engineers and to students and lecturers, and includes self-directed learning questions and case studies. Clinicians, Chief Executive Officers, Directors of Finance and other hospital managers with responsibility for the governance of medical equipment will also find this book of interest and value. For more information about the book, please visit the website.

OTA Publications

OTA Publications
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1990
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Healthcare Technology Management Systems

Healthcare Technology Management Systems
Author: Rossana Rivas
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2017-07-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128115602

Healthcare Technology Management Systems provides a model for implementing an effective healthcare technology management (HTM) system in hospitals and healthcare provider settings, as well as promoting a new analysis of hospital organization for decision-making regarding technology. Despite healthcare complexity and challenges, current models of management and organization of technology in hospitals still has evolved over those established 40-50 years ago, according to totally different circumstances and technologies available now. The current health context based on new technologies demands working with an updated model of management and organization, which requires a re-engineering perspective to achieve appropriate levels of clinical effectiveness, efficiency, safety and quality. Healthcare Technology Management Systems presents best practices for implementing procedures for effective technology management focused on human resources, as well as aspects related to liability, and the appropriate procedures for implementation. - Presents a new model for hospital organization for Clinical Engineers and administrators to implement Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) - Understand how to implement Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) within all types of organizations, including Human Resource impact, Technology Policy and Regulations, Health Technology Planning (HTP) and Acquisition, as well as Asset and Risk Management - Transfer of knowledge from applied research in CE, HTM, HTP and HTA, from award-winning authors who are active in international health organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)

Losing A Million Minds

Losing A Million Minds
Author: Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781410202390

Prepared at the request of several committees of Congress, this report discusses the medical, social, political, and financial aspects of dementia in the elderly and assesses the impact of these diseases on the Nation. The U.S. Office of Technology Assessment published this first government report on Alzheimer's disease in 1987.