Health Technol. 1989 Spring;3(1):20-6.
Comprehensive technology management has a bright, important future in the nation's hospitals as they move into the 1990s in an environment that emphasizes high-quality, cost-effective health care. Going from equipment control to technology management will not be easy for some hospitals and some clinical engineers, but it is important to take whatever steps are necessary to accomplish the transition. The speed with which hospitals complete the transition to technology management will vary. A hospital may wish to broaden its clinical engineering department's role immediately but be realistically limited by the number of qualified personnel or the funds available. If it is not possible to accomplish them in a short time, technology management functions can be phased in. But they must not be forgotten. In many hospitals, clinical engineering has made substantial progress toward the ideal Level 5 department described in the previous article. Embracing the concept of comprehensive technology management and performing its functions will enable clinical engineering to achieve a place in the hospital that is more important and valuable than simply equipment support, and will help to prepare the hospital for the 1990s.
随着美国医院在强调高质量、成本效益高的医疗保健的环境中迈入20世纪90年代，全面技术管理在该国医院有着光明且重要的未来。对一些医院和一些临床工程师来说，从设备控制转向技术管理并非易事，但采取一切必要措施来完成这一转变很重要。医院完成向技术管理转变的速度会有所不同。一家医院可能希望立即扩大其临床工程部门的作用，但实际上会受到合格人员数量或可用资金的限制。如果无法在短时间内完成，技术管理职能可以分阶段实施。但绝不能忘记这些职能。在许多医院，临床工程在上一篇文章中描述的理想的5级部门方面已经取得了实质性进展。接受全面技术管理的概念并履行其职能将使临床工程在医院中获得一个比单纯的设备支持更重要、更有价值的地位，并将有助于医院为20世纪90年代做好准备。
