Shaffer M J, Shaffer M D
George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Hosp Top. 1994 Winter;72(1):28-35. doi: 10.1080/00185868.1994.9948475.
This article explores the capabilities of those technicians and clinical engineers who manage biomedical equipment. Equipment technicians maintain the equipment in hospitals and may participate in some basic equipment management. Clinical engineers, on the other hand, may augment this management effort in equipment-intensive hospitals by designing the specifications and procedures needed to integrate equipments into properly working systems and to maintain them under local conditions. In addition, clinical engineers can improve equipment management by providing an engineering viewpoint to such areas as technology assessment, computer applications, quality improvement, and in-service education.
本文探讨了管理生物医学设备的技术人员和临床工程师的能力。设备技术人员负责维护医院的设备，并可能参与一些基本的设备管理工作。另一方面，临床工程师可以在设备密集型医院加强这种管理工作，他们负责设计将设备集成到正常运行系统并在当地条件下进行维护所需的规格和程序。此外，临床工程师可以通过在技术评估、计算机应用、质量改进和在职教育等领域提供工程视角来改善设备管理。
