Bio-medical engineering in health-care

Today medical equipment is so complex and the choice is so extensive that the hospitals are now forced to pay dose attention to the management of the medical equipment technology. The technology management is an accountability, systematic approach to assuring that cost effective, efficacious, safe and appropriate equipment is available to meet the demands of quality patient care. This trend has made the role of Bio-medical engineers crucially important and recognizable. The Bio-medical engineer is not only responsible for maintenance and service but also for the pre-purchase technical evaluation and appraisals, users education and training, timely replacement and risk management of the equipment and systems. The bio-medical engineer as such contributes to a hospital´s efficiency and to effective and high quality patient care by closely working with clinical staff, chief medical officers, department heads and administrators.