Clinical engineering: from devices to systems

Clinical Systems Engineering: New Challenges for Future Healthcare covers the critical issues relating to the risk management and design of new technologies in the healthcare sector. It is a comprehensive summary of the advances in clinical engineering over the past 40 years, presenting guidance on compliance and safety for hospitals and engineering teams. This contributed book contains chapters from international experts, who provide their solutions, experiences, and the successful methodologies they have applied to solve common problems in the area of healthcare technology. Topics include compliance with the European Directive on Medical Devices 93/42/EEC, European Norms EN 60601-1-6, EN 62366, and the American Standards ANSI/AAMI HE75: 2009. Content coverage includes decision support systems, clinical complex systems, and human factor engineering. Examples are fully supported with case studies, and global perspective is maintained throughout. This book is ideal for clinical engineers, biomedical engineers, hospital administrators and medical technology manufacturers.

Front Cover; Clinical Engineering; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Evolution of Clinical Engineering: History and the Role of Technology in Health Care; Explaining What Is a Clinical Engineer; Requirements to Be a Clinical Engineer; Educational System for CEs; How Clinical Engineering Shall Evolve; Conclusion; References; 2 Clinical Engineering in Growing Markets: The China Case Study; Introduction; Overview of Clinical Engineering and Healthcare Technology Management Market; The Evolution of Clinical Engineering in China

Professional Development of Chinese Clinical EngineersReferences; 3 Clinical Engineering in Developing Countries; Introduction; Funding; Geography; Healthcare Policies; Traditional Medicine; Distinction Between BME and MP; Maintenance Difficulties; Diversity of Manufacturers; Donated Equipment; Training; Conclusion; References; 4 Clinical Engineering for Consolidated Markets: European Case Study; Introduction; The Healthcare Market; Clinical Engineering Work; Clinical Engineering Processes; Strategic Planning; Device Management and Support in Clinical Use; Clinical Engineering and ICT

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