A clinical engineering decision support system

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dc.contributor.authorMuller, Johann Heinrichen_ZA
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dc.date.available2017-12-11T10:20:17Z
dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe use of technology in health-care today is increasing dramatically with a corresponding increase in cost and complexity to provide and support it. The degree to which a hospital manages this technology affects its ability to treat patients, to perform research, to teach and to attract competent staff. This thesis project has identified the role that clinical engineering could play in health-care technology provision and support in South Africa. A system synthesis technique was employed to develop an idealized clinical engineering model (ICE) that would satisfy South African technological requirements. An extensive literature survey of the current status of clinical engineering in both developed and developing countries was undertaken to provide input to the synthesis process. Surveys were then conducted to determine the actual current status of clinical engineering and its environment in the RSA. To enable such an idealised department to function as defined, it must be supported by appropriate and timeous information. The information needs of the idealised clinical engineering model were analysed and a corresponding decision support system (DSS) defined. Further surveys were conducted to test the applicability and acceptability of the idealised clinical engineering model. The feasibility of implementing the idealised clinical engineering model in South Africa was investigated and recommendations were made based on the research results of this thesis to bring the actual status of clinical engineering closer to the idealised model. iien_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMuller, J. H. (1988). <i>A clinical engineering decision support system</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26533en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMuller, Johann Heinrich. <i>"A clinical engineering decision support system."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26533en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuller, J. 1988. A clinical engineering decision support system. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Muller, Johann Heinrich AB - The use of technology in health-care today is increasing dramatically with a corresponding increase in cost and complexity to provide and support it. The degree to which a hospital manages this technology affects its ability to treat patients, to perform research, to teach and to attract competent staff. This thesis project has identified the role that clinical engineering could play in health-care technology provision and support in South Africa. A system synthesis technique was employed to develop an idealized clinical engineering model (ICE) that would satisfy South African technological requirements. An extensive literature survey of the current status of clinical engineering in both developed and developing countries was undertaken to provide input to the synthesis process. Surveys were then conducted to determine the actual current status of clinical engineering and its environment in the RSA. To enable such an idealised department to function as defined, it must be supported by appropriate and timeous information. The information needs of the idealised clinical engineering model were analysed and a corresponding decision support system (DSS) defined. Further surveys were conducted to test the applicability and acceptability of the idealised clinical engineering model. The feasibility of implementing the idealised clinical engineering model in South Africa was investigated and recommendations were made based on the research results of this thesis to bring the actual status of clinical engineering closer to the idealised model. ii DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - A clinical engineering decision support system TI - A clinical engineering decision support system UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26533 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26533
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMuller JH. A clinical engineering decision support system. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Biomedical Engineering, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26533en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Biomedical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBiomedical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleA clinical engineering decision support systemen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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