Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Front Cover; Healthcare Technology Management Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors' Biographies; Introduction; Health Technology; The Technology User and Designer; Engineers in the Hospital; Ethics in Health Engineering; References; 1 Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) & Healthcare Technology Assessment (HTA); Healthcare Technology Management-HTM; 1.1 Healthcare Technology Management and Clinical Engineering; 1.2 Healthcare Technology Generation Cycle; 1.3 Healthcare Technology Application Cycle; 1.4 Processes and Organizational Elements for a Healthcare Technology Management System

Health Technology Assessment-HTA1.5 Definition; 1.6 Intervention Levels; 1.6.1 Levels of Influence; 1.6.2 Levels of Intervention; 1.7 Health Technology Assessment: Protocol, Report; 1.8 Health Technology Management and Health Technology Assessment; 1.9 Health System and the Implementation of Health Technology Assessment; References; 2 Health Technology Policy and Regulation; 2.1 Definitions; 2.1.1 Policy; 2.1.2 Health Technology Policy and Developing Countries; 2.2 The Importance of Policy for Healthcare; 2.3 Policy Principles for Health Care; 2.4 Health Care Technology Regulation

2.5 Healthcare Policy: General Objectives and ScopeReferences; 3 Human Resources and Healthcare Technology Workforce; 3.1 Aspects About Health and Health Professionals; 3.1.1 Health Organizations: Complexities and Challenges; 3.2 Organizational Culture's: Relevance and Influence on Health Staff's Work and Outputs; 3.3 Health Challenges and Competencies of Human Resources; 3.3.1 Complex Challenges; 3.3.2 Competencies; 3.4 Healthcare Technology Management: Quality & Efficiency Related to Human Resources; 3.5 Healthcare Technology Management and Human Resources: Some Approaches; References

4 Healthcare Technology Planning and Acquisition4.1 Planning the Functional Technology in the Clinical Services; 4.2 Identifying Technology for People's Health; 4.2.1 Technology Needs Analysis for Clinical Requirements; 4.2.2 Healthcare Technology Assessment for Planning; 4.3 Evaluating Support Technology and Financial Feasibility; 4.3.1 Facility Evaluation; 4.3.2 Financial Evaluation; 4.4 Planning of New Facilities or Renovation; 4.5 Priority Setting and Budgeting; 4.6 Acquisition Process of Healthcare Technology; References; Further Reading

5 Asset & Risk Management Related to Healthcare Technology5.1 Managing Technology Assets for Clinical Services; 5.2 Document Management and Information Systems for Healthcare Technology; 5.2.1 Nomenclature, Inventory, and Work Orders; 5.2.2 Information System for Health Technology Management; 5.3 Operative Management and Inspection Procedures for Functional Technology; 5.3.1 Installation and Functional Testing; 5.3.2 Requirements for Supplies, Materials, Accessories, Consumables, and Spare Parts; 5.3.3 Functional Inspection Procedures & Preventive and Corrective Maintenance

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