Design of a Web-based Medical Equipment Management System for Clinical Engineering

Background: Medical equipment safety of clinical use has been an increasingly concerned issue in China. Objective: To design and implement a web-based medical equipment maintenance system to be used at clinical engineering department, oriented to the improvement of quality and efficiency of technology service in order to meet the 2010 regulations homologated with China’s Ministry of Health. Method: The system adopted three-layer structure based on B/S mode with oracle database and ASP.NET development technologies. Based on risk management and inclusion criteria for maintenance, the software system modules consist of hospital equipment inventory management, personnel information management, breakdown maintenance, preventive maintenance(PM) and analysis graphical representations. Result: An user friendly web interface is provided for easy and secure access to the system. Medical equipment management activities from log-in to acceptance test to maintenance services are implemented. Conclusion: The application of this system has achieved benefits for medical equipment risk management.