Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Izabella A. Gieras, MS, MBA President, ACCE Clinical Engineering Manager William Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Services Company Michigan, U.S.A. Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshop Buenos Aires, Argentina April 24-28, 2006
Evolution of Healthcare - Past 2
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Agenda Healthcare Technology Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Strategic HTM and Clinical Engineering Conclusion Outcomes of Successful HTM 5
Health Technology - Categories Drugs: aspirin, beta-blockers, antibiotics Biologics: vaccines, blood products Devices, equipment and supplies: pacemakers, CT scanners Medical and surgical procedures: nutrition counseling, coronary angiography, gall bladder removal 6
Health Technology - Categories Support systems: electronic health record systems, telemedicine systems, drug formularies, clinical laboratories Organizational and managerial systems: prospective payment using diagnosis-related groups, alternative health care delivery configurations, total quality management programs 7
Health Technology - Purposes Prevention Screening Diagnosis Treatment Rehabilitation 8
Health Technology - Stage of Diffusion Future Experimental Investigational Established Obsolete/outmoded/abandoned 9
Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) HTM is defined as the systematic process in which qualified healthcare professionals, typically clinical engineers, in partnership with other health care leaders, plan for and manage health technology assets to the highest quality care at the best cost. Clinical Engineering Handbook, 2004 10
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 11
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HTA - Experts Physicians Nurses Other Clinicians Healthcare Administrators Biomedical & Clinical Engineers Pharmacologists Epidemiologists Patients Radiology Technicians Lawyers Ethicists Information Specialists Biostatisticians Decision Scientists Computer Programmers 13
HTM Vision in Hospitals To enable our institution to deploy safe, effective and efficient medical technologies through a professional clinical engineering practice that is based on proven methodology and algorithm. 14
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 15
Strategic Technology Planning Road Map Technology Services Policies Safety Quality Cost Performance Efficiency Core Business of the Hospital 16
Strategic Technology Cycle Innovation Adoption 17
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 18
Technology Assessment Assessment of Need Clinical effectiveness Risk and safety concerns (regulations) Device evaluation Assessment of Impact Infrastructure Users Maintenance 19
Technology Assessment Assessment of Cost ROI Life cycle analysis Standardization Assessment of Benefit Clinical Financial Technical 20
Purchase Price Space Preparation Costs Installation Costs Shipping Customs Duty Insurance Incoming Inspection 20% - LLC Train Users Train Suppliers Train Service Support Replace Stock Stock New Supplies Preventive Maintenance (PM) PM Parts Corrective Maintenance (CM) Repair Parts Software License 80% Y. David 21
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 22
Technology Procurement & Implementation Procurement Determining final specifications, options, terms, conditions under which technology will be acquired Training and service needs Request for proposal Review of proposal, negotiations! Awarding the bid/contract - acquisition 23
Technology Procurement & Implementation Implementation Training (clinical, technical) Incoming equipment inspections Deployment of technology Clinical acceptance 24
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 25
Technology Utilization and Servicing Maintenance support Inventory Parts, supplies, upgrades Procedures Scheduling Monitoring Clinical and technical partnership Vendor relationships Service contracts 26
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 27
Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Patient outcomes User satisfaction Risk assessment Incident investigations Recalls and hazard alerts 28
Medical Technology Management Strategic Technology Planning Technology Assessment Risk Assessment Life Cycle Analysis Technology Procurement & Implementation Technology Utilization and Servicing Technology Risk Management and Quality Improvement Technology Replacement Planning 29
Technology Replacement Planning Strategic replacement planning Safety Regulations Clinical benefit New and emerging technologies Technical support Standardization Budget (cost benefit analysis) 30
Conclusions Proper attention to appropriate site preparation and equipment installation can help ensure good equipment performance and a long useful life, but don t forget 31
Purchase Price Space Preparation Costs Installation Costs Shipping Customs Duty Insurance Incoming Inspection 20% - LLC Train Users Train Suppliers Train Service Support Replace Stock Stock New Supplies Preventive Maintenance (PM) PM Parts Corrective Maintenance (CM) Repair Parts Software License 80% Y. David 32
Conclusions Proper attention to appropriate planning and preparation for equipment supplies, maintenance, training, and repairs can mean the difference between success and failure! 33
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