Course details
Background
There exists a need to manage technology to improve cost-effectiveness, patient safety, and allow for the availability of reliable, high quality equipment for patient care. Healthcare technology management (HTM) is a “cradle-to-grave” approach to help manage technology from the point of new technology introduction into the healthcare marketplace to the last stage where the device is retired. At the healthcare facility level, there is a need for staff to act on application, operational, service, and safety issues. This not only enhances the quality, but greatly reduces the life cycle cost of technology.
The outcomes of technology management and this course will include:
● A better understanding of the principles, operation, and common problems/solutions related to patient care equipment technologies
● Hospital-based staff will recognize safety problems before they adversely affect patients,
● Service by hospital-based staff will reduce equipment downtime,
● Staff will better be able to communicate with others involved with medical devices thus improving the system of patient care,
● Clinicians will be better educated as to safety and application issues,
● Hospital staff will better be able to communicate with manufacturers and their representatives improving the availability of medical equipment and reducing costs, and
● Patient care will be improved while better utilizing healthcare dollars for areas of need - medications, staffing, facilities, etc.
