Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study
Background: Medical equipment maintenance plays an important role in improving the equipment's function, increasing its effectiveness and efficiency, providing continuous health services, and improving the quality of services. This study is conducted to investigate the factors affecting medical...
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| author | Bahman Ahadinezhad Omid Khosravizadeh Aisa Maleki Elnaz Ghanbari Mahla Shafiei pour Mahdi Safdari |
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| description | Background: Medical equipment maintenance plays an important role in improving the equipment's function, increasing its effectiveness and efficiency, providing continuous health services, and improving the quality of services. This study is conducted to investigate the factors affecting medical equipment maintenance management.
Methods: The present study was a qualitative investigation based on content analysis that was conducted in 2021. Data collection method was an open ended interview. The interviewees included all medical equipment operators and technicians of educational and medical centers affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. The semi-structured interview guide was used as a data collection tool. Qualitative data obtained from interviews were analyzed by the content analysis method. The obtained coded were classified into dimensions and components using MAXQDA Software12 .
Results: According to the findings, categories of time constraints, access to information, instructions and programs, type and number of equipment, financial constraints, user, patients, training programs, and equipment repair agencies were the most important factors affecting medical equipment maintenance management.
Conclusion: Observing purchasing standards and guaranteed equipment, training all the staff involved, developing and explaining instructions and programs are essential for optimal equipment maintenance. These measurements will reduce the cost of repairing.
g medical equipment and the need to purchase equipment; improve equipment, service quality performance, patient and user safety; and increase the device life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-306c7a72b00f41b79c9e110cd217b6c82022-12-22T03:26:17ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics2538-50702538-47162022-10-0163153162Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative StudyBahman Ahadinezhad0Omid Khosravizadeh1Aisa Maleki2Elnaz Ghanbari3Mahla Shafiei pour4Mahdi Safdari5 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Background: Medical equipment maintenance plays an important role in improving the equipment's function, increasing its effectiveness and efficiency, providing continuous health services, and improving the quality of services. This study is conducted to investigate the factors affecting medical equipment maintenance management. Methods: The present study was a qualitative investigation based on content analysis that was conducted in 2021. Data collection method was an open ended interview. The interviewees included all medical equipment operators and technicians of educational and medical centers affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. The semi-structured interview guide was used as a data collection tool. Qualitative data obtained from interviews were analyzed by the content analysis method. The obtained coded were classified into dimensions and components using MAXQDA Software12 . Results: According to the findings, categories of time constraints, access to information, instructions and programs, type and number of equipment, financial constraints, user, patients, training programs, and equipment repair agencies were the most important factors affecting medical equipment maintenance management. Conclusion: Observing purchasing standards and guaranteed equipment, training all the staff involved, developing and explaining instructions and programs are essential for optimal equipment maintenance. These measurements will reduce the cost of repairing. g medical equipment and the need to purchase equipment; improve equipment, service quality performance, patient and user safety; and increase the device life.http://jebhpme.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-361-en.htmlmedical equipmentmaintenance managementmedical centeriran |
| spellingShingle | Bahman Ahadinezhad Omid Khosravizadeh Aisa Maleki Elnaz Ghanbari Mahla Shafiei pour Mahdi Safdari Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study Journal of Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics medical equipment maintenance management medical center iran |
| title | Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Effective Dimensions of Medical Equipment Maintenance Management in Educational Hospitals: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | effective dimensions of medical equipment maintenance management in educational hospitals a qualitative study |
| topic | medical equipment maintenance management medical center iran |
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