Situation and some factors affecting of medical devices management in Tieu Can Regional hospital, Tra Vinh province, 2020

Abstract

Objectives: This study has two objectives as the follows: to describe the management situation Medical devices and some factors affecting of medical devices management in Tiêu Cân regional hospital, Tra Vinh province, 2020. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, combining quantitative and qualitative method. Quantitative data was conducted via self-administered questionnaire among 50 Staff directly managing, using medical devices and 68 medical device records. Qualitative data was collected from 06 in-dept interviews and 07 focus groups discussion. Main findings: Medical equipment invested very little by the hospital (7.4%), low frequency of use of equipment accounted for 51.5%, unused equipment accounted for 23.5%, this showed low investment efficiency. Dossiers of incomplete equipment, mainly lack of operational logs and documents for maintenance and repair, medical equipment with certificates of use accounted for 98.5%, all equipment is built using procedures, operating procedures but inspection and inspection are only carried out periodically and incompletely , post-repair inspections have not been carried out. Equipment maintenance costs are low; information systems and human resources for maintenance and repair have not met the requirements. Hospital need to regularly check and supervise, especially the situation management in departments, to have plans for timely maintenance, repair, procurement, well management of the hospital's revenues and staffing. a specialized set of medical equipment techniques to contribute to improving the quality of medical examination and treatment