Hockel Dale, Kintner Michael
Healthc Financ Manage. 2014 Jun;68(6):124-8.
Hospitals often incur substantial hidden costs associated with service agreements that they enter into with original equipment manufacturers at the time of equipment purchase. Hospitals should perform an analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their organizations' medical equipment to identify opportunities for performance improvement and savings. The findings of the TCO analysis can point to areas where clinical engineering service management can be improved through investments in technology, training, and teamwork.
医院在购买设备时，经常会因与原始设备制造商签订的服务协议而产生大量隐性成本。医院应分析其组织内医疗设备的总体拥有成本（TCO），以确定提高绩效和节省成本的机会。TCO分析的结果可以指出通过技术投资、培训和团队合作来改进临床工程服务管理的领域。
