1. Beth Fiedler
Roger Bowles
Reid Oetjen
Biomedical Engineering
Technician Dynamics on
Hospital Quality
Intangible Shared Performance Measures
Hospital organizational performance has been largely defined by
administrative data comprised of tangible financial records. Though
important, the hospital environment of care is arguably represented by
multiple inter-professional and intangible factors that influence patient
outcomes that are not cost-driven but service-oriented. In the absence of
uniform standards that address common problems across diverse health
care facilities such as the association of medical equipment with adverse
events, hospital administrators must view alternative methods to measure
effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. One method is to examine the inter-
professional impact of the Biomedical Engineering Technician (BMET)
occupation in the hospital Clinical Engineering Department on the level of
hospital quality in the environment of care. The proposition is premised on
the knowledge that 1) the BMET duties are associated with medical
equipment status, and 2) the availability of properly functioning, clean,
and timely access to medical equipment that is central to healthcare. A
major recommendation is the implementation of coordinated care across
clinical and non-clinical health occupations.
Beth Fiedler
Dr. Fiedler completed her doctorate in Public Affairs,
University of Central Florida in Orlando; M.S. in
Operations Management at Kettering University in
Flint, MI; and an A.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Technology at Florida State College of Jacksonville.
Her research includes policy to improve community
health and fiscal conditions.
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