Biomedical Engineering

Clinical Engineering Professionals Can Cut Costs and Improve Service

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, June 3rd, 2007

Biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) and clinical engineers (CEs) have discovered that saving money doesn’t have to mean cutting corners on service. An article in the recent issue of Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology analyzed the new repair strategies and plans being implemented by BMETs and CEs across the country.

Clinical engineering departments can’t afford cost-cutting decisions that jeopardize patient safety. The clinical engineering department often finds itself in a balancing act, considering the potential ‘cost’ of bottom-line benefits to quality of service. At a time when many clinical engineering departments are under the gun to control costs, the...

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