Technology management program – as part of hospitals strategic planning

Abstract

Technology including medical devices represents an essential investment in healthcare facilities; technology management therefore is a milestone in healthcare strategic planning, this research aimed to highlight the importance of technology planning and the role of clinical engineering profession in technology management. The research investigated the presence of technology management program as part of healthcare strategic planning in some of Khartoum state public general hospitals and questioned the contribution of clinical engineers in these activities. Simple questionnaire was presented to engineers working in the targeted hospitals and the responses were collected and analyzed; it resulted that all the clinical engineering department of the targeted hospitals do not have strategic plan elements. 66.7% could identify the essential clinical engineering services within technology management program.