2012
DOI: 10.1097/jce.0b013e31826cc689
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Clinical Engineering Productivity and Staffing Revisited

Abstract: While debated for over 30 years, productivity and staffing continue to be a challenging topic for the clinical engineering (CE) community. At the core of this challenge is the lack of reliable indicators substantiated by actual data. This article reports an attempt to evaluate some traditional and newer indicators using data collected from 2 distinct sources. Results confirm early concerns that worked hours self-entered by CE staff are subject to misuse and thus should be avoided. In contrast, good statistical… Show more

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“…Nonetheless, a ballpark estimate for the necessary human and financial resources is possible using a multi-dimensional model [Wang et al, 2012]. Each hospital has apparently found a slightly different way to fund and operate its CE Department to achieve a level of service that it finds satisfactory, often blending work performed by onsite staff with assistance from manufacturers and alternative sources (see below for a more detailed discussion about service provider selection).…”
Section: Maintenance Implementationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Nonetheless, a ballpark estimate for the necessary human and financial resources is possible using a multi-dimensional model [Wang et al, 2012]. Each hospital has apparently found a slightly different way to fund and operate its CE Department to achieve a level of service that it finds satisfactory, often blending work performed by onsite staff with assistance from manufacturers and alternative sources (see below for a more detailed discussion about service provider selection).…”
Section: Maintenance Implementationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CE staff typically open and close a workorder after repairing the equipment, so the total elapsed time of the workorder is not an accurate measure of the downtime or turnaround time [Wang et al, 2012]. Unless it is a mission-critical piece of equipment or one that has few, if any, backup, users frequently just put a note on the equipment stating "broken" and leave it aside, instead of calling CE promptly for repair.…”
Section: Maintenance Effectivenessmentioning
confidence: 99%
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