Biomedical equipment management software for small and medium-sized medical facilities.

It has been found that the medical facilities, up to and including those at level seven, under Resolution 267/2003, approved by the Ministry of Health of Argentina, lack a biomedical equipment management system. These systems are unavailable on the market and their high development costs can only be afforded by large hospitals. Consequently, there is an unsolved need for adequate records on the equipment at medical facilities, making management more difficult and creating unnecessary risks and expenses. In order to meet this need, a software program, called Maguss, has been developed for small and medium-sized medical facilities. It is a web-based software featuring low implementation costs, minimum hardware requirements, remote access from various mobile devices, and increased safety. The need for this type of systems was confirmed through its implementation and the excellent results obtained in two hospitals located in Cordoba city. At the same time, areas of improvement were pinpointed and steps are being taken, in collaboration with the Medical Informatics Department of the School of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, to remedy them.