DocumentCode
3501365
Title
Databases for planning and procurement of health equipment
Author
Wang, Binseng
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Firstpage
1877
Abstract
In order to aid planning and procurement of equipment needed within a newly reorganized health system, databases for products manufactured in Brazil have been developed. They incorporate information on local manufacturers, equipment produced, prices, technical specifications, and clinical applications, all referenced by a standard nomenclature and coding system derived from the IMDC (International Medical Device Code). Information about each component of the health system is also stored in databases. Through specially designed software, these databases are helping to speed up evaluation of equipment requested by each institution and reduce errors and processing time in procurement.<>
Keywords
biomedical equipment; medical administrative data processing; Brazil; clinical applications; coding system; databases; error reduction; health equipment; health system; local manufacturers; planning; prices; procurement; standard nomenclature; technical specifications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95153
Filename
95153
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