Title | Capacity building for medical equipment technicians improves healthcare |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Whittle C, Malkin R |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Engineering |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 3 |
Start Page | 142 |
Pagination | 142 - 147 |
Date Published | 01/2014 |
ISSN | 0363-8855 |
Abstract | A midprogram assessment was conducted to determine if a continuing education program to instruct biomedical engineers in equipment repair and management is impacting healthcare in Honduras. A matched cohort study was conducted with 12 hospitals. Collected information included source, age, and functionality of the equipment in up to 5 departments. Hospital directors and technicians were also interviewed. Hospitals with technicians in the program have significantly less out-of-service equipment (30%, P = .035) and are more often successful at repairing equipment taught in equipment-specific modules (P = .022). The greatest obstacle to repair was the lack of parts and accessories for all the surveyed hospitals. Copyright © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
DOI | 10.1097/JCE.0000000000000047 |
Short Title | Journal of Clinical Engineering |