Challenges of Organizational Structure in Medical Equipment Management in Iran

Subject Areas : Health Management Services

Lida  Sadeghi ¹ (Phd student in Health Services Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran)
SeyedJamaledin  Tabibi ² (Professor of Health Services Management Department, Science and Reasearch Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Nader  Khalesi ³ (Associate Professor of Health Services Management Department, Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2022-07-12 Accepted : 2022-08-14 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Formality and concentration, complexity, Medical equipment managemen,

Abstract :

Introduction: The lack of a proper structure in the management of medical equipment can cause a waste of health resources. This article was written due to the importance of medical equipment in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients with the aim of investigating the challenges of the medical equipment management structure in Iran.Methods: The current research is a review study that was conducted through searching in reliable scientific sources such as Springer, Elsevier Pubmed, Google scholar and other Persian information sources such as Magiran, SID, Irandoc. Keywords such as Medical Equipment Management, Concentration, Formality and Complexity were used to search Persian & English sources.Results: The structure of medical equipment management can improve the performance of a hospital and in another sense can be the basis for the evaluation of hospital units. The performance of medical equipment in the hospital is very vital to the main mission of the hospital due to guaranteeing the patient's safety, and the weakness in the performance of this department and the lack of attention to the vital components in this department can make the hospitals face failure or ineffective performance.Conclusion: The design of the model of the management structure of government medical equipment is needed to improve the structure of the mentioned area and the optimal management of medical equipment.

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