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Equipment management in practice.

J A Garrett

    Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology
    |November 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary
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    An in-house equipment management service was established using existing resources, now maintaining 12 million pounds of equipment. This service is funded by charging clients, supporting a technical team and transitioning to job costing for external comparisons.

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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Health Service Management
    • Medical Equipment Maintenance

    Background:

    • Establishing an in-house service for medical equipment management.
    • Utilizing existing resources to form the service.
    • Integrating the service within the Medical Physics Bioengineering Group.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To detail the setup, funding, and organization of a new in-house equipment management service.
    • To demonstrate the financial viability and operational structure of the service.
    • To transition towards a job costing system for enhanced financial transparency and benchmarking.

    Main Methods:

    • Redeployment of existing resources for service creation.
    • Implementing a costing and charging system for all maintenance work.

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  • Maintaining a dedicated team of 27 medical physics technicians and three graduate engineers.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully established an in-house service managing medical equipment valued at 12 million pounds.
    • The service is self-funded through client charges, supporting a team of 30 technical staff.
    • A shift towards a job costing system is underway to enable comparison with external service providers.

    Conclusions:

    • The in-house equipment management service is operationally functional and financially sustainable.
    • The transition to job costing will provide a robust framework for evaluating service efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
    • This model demonstrates a viable approach to managing significant medical equipment assets within a health authority.