Betts W F
J Clin Eng. 1987 Mar-Apr;12(2):119-25. doi: 10.1097/00004669-198703000-00008.
The advent of Diagnostic Related Groupings (DRGs) has brought significant changes to the way hospitals do business. In this environment, Clinical Engineering (CE) departments can play a significant role by identifying areas in which their expertise can be utilized to control costs and increase reliability of medical instrumentation and systems. First, CE departments must examine the impact of technology and the costs of technology on the health care environment. Second, they must examine the CE services provided and their appropriateness to the present needs of the hospital. Third, they must identify the costs and savings associated with providing these services. If CE Departments are able to show that they are an asset rather than just an overhead expense, such cost-effective departments will have an expanding role in today's hospitals.
诊断相关分组（DRGs）的出现给医院的运营方式带来了重大变化。在这种环境下，临床工程（CE）部门可以发挥重要作用，通过确定能够利用其专业知识来控制成本并提高医疗仪器和系统可靠性的领域。首先，CE部门必须审视技术的影响以及技术成本对医疗保健环境的影响。其次，他们必须审视所提供的CE服务及其与医院当前需求的适配性。第三，他们必须确定提供这些服务所涉及的成本和节省的费用。如果CE部门能够证明自己是一项资产而非仅仅是一项间接费用，那么这种具有成本效益的部门在当今医院中将发挥越来越大的作用。
