Ng S W, Esmail R, Sibbald W J, Doig G S
Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Healthc Manage Forum. 1996 Winter;9(4):24-9. doi: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60758-2.
Health technology refers to the instruments, equipment, drugs and procedures used in health care delivery, as well as the organizations supporting it. Health technology assessment, which is the process of conducting investigations to establish the criteria for efficacious, effective and efficient patient care, is becoming increasingly important in an era of diminishing resources. This survey of 39 community hospitals in southwestern Ontario found that improved purchasing strategies can result in substantial cost savings which can in turn be used to improve patient care. The study shows that optimizing the price of basic hospital commodities could save an average community hospital as much as $625,000 per year.
卫生技术是指在医疗保健服务中使用的仪器、设备、药物和程序，以及支持这些服务的组织。卫生技术评估是一个开展调查以确定有效、高效和高效益的患者护理标准的过程，在资源日益减少的时代，这一评估正变得越来越重要。这项对安大略省西南部39家社区医院的调查发现，改进采购策略可大幅节省成本，而这些节省下来的成本反过来又可用于改善患者护理。研究表明，优化基本医院用品的价格，平均每家社区医院每年可节省多达62.5万美元。
