Clinical engineering handbook / edited by Joseph F. Dyro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dyro, Joseph F.

Series:

Academic Press series in biomedical engineering.

Academic Press series in biomedical engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomedical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Biomedical engineering.

Bioengineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Bioengineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (695 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the biomedical engineering field expands throughout the world, clinical engineers play an evermore-important role as translators between the medical, engineering, and business professions. They influence procedure and policy at research facilities, universities, as well as private and government agencies including the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization. The profession of clinical engineering continues to seek its place amidst the myriad of professionals that comprise the health care field. The Clinical Engineering Handbook meets a long felt need for a com

Contents:

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Contributors; Introduction; body; Section I: Clinical Engineering; 1. Clinical Engineering: Evolution of a Discipline; 2. History of Engineering and Technology in Health Care; 3. The Health Care Environment; 4. Enhancing Patient Safety: The Role of Clinical Engineering; 5. A Model Clinical Engineering Department; 6. Clinical Engineering in an Academic Medical Center; 7. Regional Clinical Engineering Shared Services and Cooperatives; 8. Nationwide Clinical Engineering System

9. Clinical Engineering and Biomedical Maintenance in the United States Military10. Careers, Roles, and Responsibilities; 11. Clinical Engineering at the Bedside; 12. The Clinical Engineer as Consultant; 13. The Clinical Engineer as Investigator and Expert Witness; 14. Careers in Facilities; Section II: Worldwide Clinical Engineering Practice; 15. World Clinical Engineering Survey; 16. Clinical Engineering in the United Kingdom; 17. Clinical Engineering in Canada; 18. Clinical Engineering in Estonia; 19. Clinical Engineering in Germany; 20. Clinical Engineering in Brazil

21. Clinical Engineering in Colombia22. Clinical Engineering in Ecuador; 23. Clinical Engineering in Mexico; 24. Clinical Engineering in Paraguay; 25. Clinical Engineering in Peru; 26. Clinical Engineering in Venezuela; 27. Clinical Engineering in Japan; 28. Clinical Engineering in Mozambique; 29. Clinical Engineering in the Middle East; Section III: Health Technology Management; 30. Introduction to Medical Technology Management Practices; 31. Good Management Practice for Medical Equipment; 32. Health Care Strategic Planning Utilizing Technology Assessment; 33. Technology Evaluation

34. Technology Procurement35. Equipment Control and Asset Management; 36. Computerized Maintenance Management Systems; 37. Maintenance and Repair of Medical Devices; 38. A Strategy to Maintain Essential Medical Equipment in Developing Countries; 39. Outsourcing Clinical Engineering Service; 40. New Strategic Directions in Acquiring and Outsourcing High- Tech Services by Hospitals and Implications for Clinical Engineering Organizations and ISOs; 41. Vendor and Service Management; 42. Health Care Technology Replacement Planning; 43. Donation of Medical Device Technologies

44. National Health Technology Policy45. The Essential Health Care Technology Package; 46. Impact Analysis; Section IV: Management; 47. Industrial/ Management Engineering in Health Care; 48. Financial Management of Clinical Engineering Services; 49. Cost-Effectiveness and Productivity; 50. Clinical Engineering Program Indicators; 51. Personnel Management; 52. Skills Identification; 53. Management Styles and Human Resource Development; 54. Quality; Section V: Safety; 55. Patient Safety and the Clinical Engineer; 56. Risk Management; 57. Patient Safety Best Practices Model

58. Hospital Safety Programs

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4175-3716-7

1-281-00818-4

9786611008185

0-08-047657-0

OCLC:

506982348