Title :
Evaluation of biomedical equipment within a programme of technological assessment
Author :
Sargentini, Aurelia
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Biomed. Eng., Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The role that technology assessment plays in making rational policy choices and in supporting the development and diffusion of a technology of proven effectiveness is evaluated. It is argued that technical evaluation is an essential part of assessment. Bioengineers and clinical engineers are encouraged to assume their role as assessors and advisors of decision-makers
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; reviews; bioengineers; biomedical equipment evaluation; clinical engineers; decision-makers; rational policy choices; technological assessment; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical tests; Medical treatment; Safety; Sanitary engineering; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96334
