Refinement of the Facility-Level Medical Technology Score to Reflect Key Disease Response Capacity and Personnel Availability

被引：0

作者：

Fatunde, Olumurejiwa A. ^{[1
]}

Kotin, Timothy W. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Social Policy, Int Hlth Policy, Hlth Econ, London WC2A 2AE, England

[2] Univ Cambridge, Ctr Sustainable Dev, Engn Sustainable Dev, Cambridge CB2 1TN, England

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE | 2013年 / 1卷

关键词：

Biomedical equipment; technology management; appropriate technology; inventory control; technology transfer; health information management;

D O I：

10.1109/JTEHM.2013.2268851

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

This paper presents a second look at the computation of the Medical Technology Score (MTS), a metric designed to convey the relative technical competence of a health facility. Modification of the score to reflect local disease burden is discussed, as are its intended interpretations. Extensive data collection on up-to-date equipment and personnel resources must be undertaken before the MTS can become useful as a policy-relevant tool.

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