Tackel I S, Bell D, Edelson R C
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
J Clin Eng. 1993 Nov-Dec;18(6):501-9. doi: 10.1097/00004669-199311000-00012.
Technology management services at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital are provided by two distinct cost centers: The Department of Biomedical Instrumentation and Jefferson Biomedical Shared Services. The in-house division of the Department of Biomedical Instrumentation (BMI) provides clinical engineering services to the hospital, a 717-bed, tertiary care facility. BMI supports traditional patient care instrumentation, as well as dialysis machines, anesthesia machines, lasers, and the neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems. In addition, the department supports over 3,000 personal computers and associated peripherals, and provides research, design, database support, device evaluation, incident investigation, and product problem investigation services. Jefferson Biomedical Shared Services, an integral component of the Department of Biomedical Instrumentation, offers a shared services program to local area hospitals. It has a current client list of 11 major healthcare institutions with annual revenues approaching $3,000,000 per year.
托马斯·杰斐逊大学医院的技术管理服务由两个不同的成本中心提供：生物医学仪器部和杰斐逊生物医学共享服务部。生物医学仪器部（BMI）的内部部门为一家拥有717张床位的三级护理机构——该医院提供临床工程服务。BMI支持传统的患者护理仪器，以及透析机、麻醉机、激光设备和新生儿体外膜肺氧合（ECMO）系统。此外，该部门还支持3000多台个人电脑及相关外围设备，并提供研究、设计、数据库支持、设备评估、事故调查和产品问题调查服务。杰斐逊生物医学共享服务部是生物医学仪器部的一个组成部分，为当地医院提供共享服务项目。它目前的客户名单包括11家主要医疗机构，年收入接近每年300万美元。
