Medical Equipment Replacement Planning Using the SWOT-ANP-WASPAS Hybrid Approach
Subject Areas : medical documents
soheila mazloum vajari
1
(Ph.D Student in Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Iravan Masoudi Asl
2
(Associate professor, Department of Health Services Management, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Kamran Hajinabi
3
(Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Leila Riahi
4
(Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: ANP, SWOT, WASPAS, Medical Equipment Management, Medical Equipment Replacement,
Abstract :
Introduction: Medical equipment replacement as one of the major principles of medical equipment management plays a sensitive and vital role in monitoring medical equipment in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring patients. In medical equipment replacement, we are aimed at adopting a policy in which, instead of using the equipment for a long time and with a higher maintenance cost, a suitable program for replacement the equipment is determined. The present study aims to present a decision-making system to facilitate the medical equipment replacement planning. Methods: The present study attempts to provide a solution to the medical equipment replacement program for the first time by providing a SWOT-ANP-WASPAS hybrid approach. In the proposed framework of the research, the SWOT matrix has been used to identify criteria, sub-criteria and strategic alternatives. Subsequently, ANP technique is used to weigh the criteria and sub-criteria. Strategic alternatives have been also weighted using the WASPAS method. Results: The proposed decision-making system attempts to increase the self-confidence of the decision makers and present sufficient supporting evidence in order to provide strategies for medical equipment replacement. This system allows the decision makers to understand the complex communications regarding decision-making better, which will increase the reliability of the corresponding decisions. Conclusion: The proposed hybrid approach can be integrated as a comprehensive decision-making system for medical equipment replacement in health centers and if the implementation of the formulated strategies and the sequence of their implementation is supported by managers, the costs of replacement will decrease and medical equipment technology will develop
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2- Wang B, Furst E, Cohen T, Keil O R, Ridgway M, Stiefel R. Medical Equipment Management Strategies. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 2006; 40: 233-237.
3- Dyro J. Clinical Engineering Handbook, Elsevier Press: USA, 2004. eBook ISBN: 9780080476575
4- Saleh N. Comprehensive Frameworks for Decision Making Support in Medical Equipment Management. PHD Thesis Cairo University Giza: Egypt, 2014.
5- MHRA, Department of Health, Managing Medical Devices. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Report, V1.1, United Kingdom, Apr. 2015.
6- Oliveir, A J A. Medical Equipment Replacement: Economic Analysis under Deterministic and Uncertain Environments. MS dissertation in Biomedical Engineering, IST, university Tecnica de Lisboa: Lisbon, 2012.
7- WHO (Word Health Organization). Introduction to medical equipment inventory management (Report), 2011. Available at: [http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s21565en/s21565en.pdf]
8- Miniati R, Cecconi G, Frosini F, Dori, F, Regolini J, Iadanza E, Biffi Gentili G. Hospital-based expert model for health technology procurement planning in hospitals. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: USA, 2014.
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10- Porter D. Management of Medical Devices: Areas Requiring Further Strengthening. Proceedings of First WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices, Bangkok, Thailand, Sep. 2010.
11- Cheng M, Dyro J F. Good Management Practice for Medical Equipment. In: Dyro J, editor. Clinical Engineering Handbook, Elsevier: San Diego, 2004: 108-110.
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32- Saaty T L. Decision Making with Dependence and Feedback: The Analytic Network Process. RWS Publications: Pittsburgh, 1996.
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41- Zarbakhshnia N, Soleimani H, Ghaderi H. Sustainable third-party reverse logistics provider evaluation and selection using fuzzy SWARA and developed fuzzy COPRAS in the presence of risk criteria. Applied Soft Computing, 2018; 65: 307-319.