Decision process model to the health technology incorporation

Area of Science:

• Health Technology Assessment
• Clinical Engineering
• Decision Science

Background:

• Hospital medical equipment incorporation requires robust decision-making frameworks.
• Effective management of health technology (HT) is crucial for adequate usage and patient care.
• Existing processes may lack structured approaches for indicator acquisition in HT incorporation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a decision model for acquiring indicators in hospital medical equipment incorporation.
• To integrate decision-making, technology assessment, and HT incorporation domains into a unified model.
• To support clinical engineering in managing medical technology effectively.

Main Methods:

• The model is based on three core domains: decision making, technology assessment, and Health Technology (HT) incorporation.
• Decision making involves analysis, synthesis, valuation, and considering reflective or deliberate approaches.
• Technology assessment utilizes multi-criteria decision methods like Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), MAFMA, and ELECTRE.
• HT incorporation covers planning, proposal production, receiving, installation, and management stages.

Main Results:

• A supporting model was developed to guide indicator creation within the HT incorporation process.
• The model aids in making informed decisions for HT incorporation and management.
• The three-domain architecture facilitates clinical engineering's management of medical hospital technology for adequate usage.

Conclusions:

• The proposed methodology provides a structured approach to obtaining indicators for decision-making in HT incorporation.
• The integrated model enhances the management of hospital medical equipment.
• This framework supports clinical engineering in optimizing the use of health technologies.