Medical equipment maintenance management optimization for hospitals performance improvement

Abstract

Medical equipment makes a significant contribution to the effectiveness and quality of healthcare services. In general, medical equipment malfunctions and is unavailable in healthcare facilities, affecting the delivery of healthcare services to the general public. The problems are frequently caused by the responsible party's failure to manage and maintain the medical equipment's condition. To improve availability, performance, and safety, an assessment of the medical equipment condition was an important activity during the maintenance and management of the equipment life cycle. The goal of this study was to identify gaps in the administration of medical equipment and its maintenance, as well as to provide solutions to such problems. For this analysis, all data were collected from hospitals and the organization's maintenance department. 77 Biomedical personnel from 25 different hospitals or organizations were cross-examined via questionnaires. Equipment condition, inventory, maintenance, education and training, information bank and physical resources are important areas that were focused during the study. It helped clinical engineers in determining the reliability of medical equipment used in healthcare facilities, as well as contributing to providing effective healthcare to the public. At the conclusion of this study, recommendations for further work were offered.