Strategic Health Technology Incorporation

Planning Incorporation of Health Technology into Public Health Center

“…The objectives may vary from one HCC to the other, but they usually include some of the following (Kaur, 2005a;Wang, 2009;WHO, 2011a;Santos & Garcia, 2010):…”

“…If the incorporation is planned and properly guided, then the ME can help policy formulators, decision makers, Clinical Engineers and health professionals in fulfilling their objectives of treating the patients under a better cost-benefit relation. However, if the technology is inappropriately incorporated or used, it can harm people, and cause loss of value and resources (Wang, 2009;National Institute for Health Research [NHS], 2010).…”

“…The team must be formed by including representatives from clinical, administrative, financial, clinical engineering, installations, information technology and material management areas. Besides, it needs to be strengthened with specialized knowledge and services of consultants and distributors (Coe & Banta, 1992;Wang, 2009). …”

“…Centralizing decisions brings political problems related to favoritism, subjectivity, and lack of transparency. And, too much confidence in specialists needs credibility and general support, which sometimes get worse because of lack of a wider view (Wang, 2009).…”

“…Following are some internal sources of information and evidence and the main factors to be considered for each source (Wang, 2009):…”