Technology Management Department Research Articles

The Application and Management System of Scientific Research Projects Based on PHP and MySQL

The application and management system of scientific research projects adopts the mature B/S mode, and uses the technologies of jqGrid, Layui, jQuery, PHP and MYSQL to design and realize the function modules of project application, online evaluation, project process management and project query statistics. At present, as a comprehensive management system of Weinan science and technology business, the system has been officially put into use, and has completed the application and evaluation of Weinan science and technology plan projects since 2018. The system is stable, beautiful interface, easy to operate, and can meet the daily needs of science and technology project management. It has produced certain economic and social benefits, and the system has certain application and promotion value in colleges and universities, scientific research institutes, science and technology management departments and other similar units.

Performance Evaluation of Collaborative Innovation of Industry, University and Research Institute in China

As an important form of technological innovation, the collaborative innovation of industry-university-research institute has attracted more and more attention from the business circles, science and technology management departments and academic circles in China. Against this background, the performance evaluation model of industry-university-research collaboration innovation was established on the basis of the input-output perspective, and the factor analysis was used to scientifically assess the performance of industry-university-research collaboration innovation in 29 provinces and cities in China. The scores and rankings were analyzed in detail.

Análise dos indicadores de violência contra a mulher provenientes das notificações de violência da 16ª Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde

A violência contra a mulher em todas as suas formas é um fenômeno presente em nossa sociedade e necessita ser estudada para seu melhor enfrentamento. Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar os casos de violência interpessoal ou autoprovocada no sexo feminino através das notificações do SINAN da 16ª Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde, no período de janeiro de 2011 a dezembro de 2018. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, exploratório e retrospectivo que será realizado nas regiões de saúde 29 e 30, sendo a população composta pelas mulheres moradoras das cidades pertencentes a estas regiões, e a amostra composta pelas mulheres notificadas por violência interpessoal/autoprovocada. Os dados foram coletados do Departamento de Gestão de Tecnologia da Informação da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, pelo Portal Bi Saúde, de domínio público e analisados no programa SPSS, versão 22.0. O número de notificações tem aumentado gradativamente ano após ano, o perfil da mulher analisada é de raça branca, casada/união estável, na faixa etária dos 20 a 29 anos e a violência mais comum sofrida e a física, seguida da psicológica. O aumento gradativo dos casos de violência evidencia a necessidade de agir de outra forma, procurando soluções diferentes ao que já tem sido feito.

Identification of Health Technology Management departments in Mexico’s State health services

To advance in the verification for the development of Health Technology Management (HTM) tasks that the State Health Services in Mexico have obligation to perform, the National Center for Health Technology Excellence (CENETEC) carried out a survey of information to identify the organizational areas in charge for such activities within each of the 32 States, since to date there is no reliable and up-to-date official information about them. It could be identified that not all States have a department with specific designation for HTM, that the vast majority of existing areas are lead by a biomedical engineering professional, and also, in most cases, they respond to infrastructure planning area directives. These findings seek to promote a discussion on the need to standardize across the country, regarding State Health Services, this type of services to improve the processes necessary for the integral management processes of medical equipment.

Implantação de um software para controle da central de esterilização do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Positivo

O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever um método de controle de esterilização dos materiais utilizados pelos acadêmicos de Odontologia, bem como comparar a sua eficiência frente ao antigo método de controle. Um software foi criado pela Gestão de Tecnologia da Informação da Universidade Positivo, a partir de uma demanda interna do curso, a fim de aprimorar o controle da central de esterilização. O novo método permite que etiquetas com código de barras sejam colocadas externamente em todas as caixas dos alunos, controlando todo o fluxo de entrada e saída de materiais, gerando maior segurança e agilidade do processo de esterilização. Além disso, o sistema permite que o professor tenha acesso à lista de todo o material esterilizado pelo aluno, bem como a data, horário e número da autoclave na qual o material foi esterilizado. Para avaliar a satisfação com o método foram entregues questionários para os estudantes do último ano do curso de Odontologia, contendo perguntas subjetivas sobre o novo e sobre o antigo método de controle. De acordo com o questionário aplicado, demonstrou-se que novo método utilizado diminui os atrasos para atendimento e o número de materiais danificados e perdidos, aumenta a segurança e acelera o tempo para a colocação e retirada dos materiais (p<0,05). Na avalição geral, o método também se mostrou melhor quando comparado ao antigo (p<0,001). Assim, conclui-se que o método implantado para o controle da esterilização proporcionou maior satisfação e segurança para os alunos.

Clean Benches

Clean Benches

Ophthalmologists' Awareness of Informed Consent and their Compliance to Its Requirements

Healthcare providers' awareness of laws governing medical documents and patients' health-related information is essential in securing the patients' rights. Given the existing legal problems in documentation of medical record of Consent and Acquittal, we decided to perform an investigation examining the levels of ophthalmologists' awareness of legal requirements for medical record of consent and acquittal and how they complied with such requirements at Feiz Teaching Hospital, Isfahan in the year 2011. This research is an applied, descriptive-analytic one. The research population for awareness measurement includes attending ophthalmologists at Feiz Hospital. Filled-in consent record forms recorded in medical document were used to examine the levels of compliance with legal requirements governing medical record of consent and acquittal. Sampling among the attending ophthalmologists was performed using consensus which included 14 ophthalmologists. The files were samples using the statistical formula, resulting in a sample of 303 files. Data collection tools included a questionnaire and a check list. The questionnaire's reliability was estimated through Cronbach's alpha calculation (0.8); and the check list was completed through a survey among professors of Health Information Technology Management department. In a first step, investigators handed a questionnaire containing 12 items to the ophthalmologists in order to assess their levels of awareness from legal Aspects of medical Informed consent and acquittal, and received the completed questionnaire after answering their possible queries on the issue. In the next step the researchers went to the hospital and evaluated the levels of compliance with legal aspects of medical informed consent and acquittal within the files using a check list and by direct observation. Analytic statistics and SPSS software were used to analyze the data; and Pearson test was applied to evaluate the assumed relationship. The findings were descriptively analyzed, results of which are presented in scored tables (scores 0-50: undesirable; 51-81: relatively desirable; 81 and above: desirable). The ophthalmologists' level of awareness from legal aspects of informed consent and acquittal was 78.72% and their level of compliance with these requirements was 53.17%. There was a weak and reverse correlation between awareness and compliance (r = -0/187, P-value = 0/001). There is a significant association between the ophthalmologists' levels of awareness from legal aspects for obtaining informed consent and acquittal and the levels of their compliance with such requirements as seen in completed record of consent and acquittal; but there is low correlation between them.

Optimizing Staff Onboarding

Optimizing Staff Onboarding

The Human Touch: Learning That the Job Is About More Than Machines

<i>The Human Touch:</i> Learning That the Job Is About More Than Machines

Embracing the Future

What does your crystal ball tell you about the future of medical technology management and its impact on the clinical engineering departments 10 years from now? With the increased sophistication of medical technologies, it is inevitable that changes are coming. The question is what kind of changes and what do we need to do to prepare for those changes.With medical devices becoming highly integrated systems and the increased emphasis on safety and finances, we have an opportunity to elevate the “biomed repair shop” status to a strategic, value-added operation supporting the hospitals' needs of tomorrow. We need to reach out to nurses, physicians, information technology (IT), and administrators; assume leadership roles in technology management; and become an integral stakeholder in ensuring a safe and cost-effective healthcare environment. I am a strong proponent of getting our clinical engineers (CEs) and biomedical engineering technicians (BMETs) involved as early in the equipment planning process as possible. If you do a good job, they will know who to call next time new equipment is requested by a clinician. The elevated status will make the clinical engineering departments busier than ever before.Sooner rather than later, medical equipment will primarily consist of automated, “smart” platforms with fewer mechanical parts and reduced repair and preventive maintenance needs. To meet these demands, I anticipate increased need to expand the skills of our CEs and BMETs into the clinical, IT, and product development areas, starting as early as college education. In addition, the application of human factors engineering will become more prominent. Two years ago, Beaumont realized the future needs and hired a human factors engineer who serves an instrumental role in equipment evaluations and risk management.Collaboration, integration, change, strategic vision...perhaps in the future CE departments will become strategic technology management departments. What do you think?I invite you to read the article in this issue of BI&amp;T issue where leaders from clinical and biomedical engineering and IT share their views on embracing the future of medical technology management.