Latino Robert J
The Reliability Center Inc., Hopewell, VA, USA.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2010;29(3):34-8. doi: 10.1002/jhrm.20022.
This article contrasts the application of preventive and predictive technologies in industry to those in healthcare. For years, risk managers have been discussing the rationing of care. This article presents the perspective of an engineering professional from the manufacturing industry who now consults with healthcare risk managers. The human being is often referred to as an "asset" in our society. Do we actually treat people as assets or liabilities? When preventive maintenance is routinely performed on a piece of equipment, the benefits are more reliable operations, increased productivity, and lower life cycle costs. If these proactive concepts are applied to the human body within our current healthcare systems, will we see these same benefits?
本文对比了预防性和预测性技术在工业领域与医疗保健领域的应用情况。多年来，风险管理者一直在讨论医疗资源的分配问题。本文呈现了一位来自制造业的工程专业人士的观点，他现在为医疗保健风险管理者提供咨询服务。在我们的社会中，人常被称为“资产”。我们实际上是把人当作资产还是负债呢？当对一台设备定期进行预防性维护时，好处是操作更可靠、生产率提高以及生命周期成本降低。如果将这些积极主动的理念应用于我们当前医疗保健系统中的人体，我们会看到同样的好处吗？
