TY - BOOK AU - Willson,Keith AU - Ison,Keith AU - Tabakov,Slavik TI - Medical equipment management T2 - Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering SN - 9781420099584 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 610.284 23 KW - Equipment and Supplies KW - Maintenance KW - Materials Management, Hospital KW - Technology Assessment, Biomedical N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Medical equipment and its life cycle -- Medical device risk, regulation and governance : an overview -- Approaches to equipment management : structures and systems -- Purchase and replacement : allocating priorities and managing resources -- Evaluating devices and technologies for replacement and equipping -- Equipment training for clinical and technical users -- Assessing maintenance and support needs -- Maintenance contract management -- Adverse incidents, investigations, control and monitoring -- Supporting research and development -- Disposal -- Sources of information for equipment management professionals -- Improving performance: quality, indicators, benchmarking and audit ER -