What administrators need to know about clinical engineers.

Despite the proliferance of computer systems in hospitals, many administrators--both new and experienced--have only a passing knowledge of technology management and managers. To make both the administrators' and the clinical engineers' jobs less difficult and more effective, the authors offer a prof...

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Published in:Hospital Topics Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 10 - 11
Main Authors: Shaffer MJ, Shaffer MD
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Fall1991
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          Biomedical Engineering
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          Interdepartmental Relations
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      ab: Despite the proliferance of computer systems in hospitals, many administrators--both new and experienced--have only a passing knowledge of technology management and managers. To make both the administrators' and the clinical engineers' jobs less difficult and more effective, the authors offer a profile of the 'typical' clinical engineer. In the process, they underscore how health-care-administration programs need to increase students' exposure to and training in technology management.
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