Clinical engineering technology assessment decision support: a case study using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP)
Abstract
This case study showed how the AHP decision support technique can be applied to clinical engineering health technology assessment projects. AHP provides a structured method of organizing and documenting the decision process and takes into consideration the many tradeoffs that exist between alternate choices. When an AHP model is properly designed and implemented, it facilitates interdepartmental and interdisciplinary communication and results in a decision support tool that represents a consensus model. The AHP model can then be used to compare health technology alternatives and delivers a composite score for each alternative that identifies the best choice. AHP produces a clinical engineering decision support tool for the hospital that identifies the best technology alternative for their specific need. Further, the model can be updated or adapted to different medical technologies whenever needed, so the development investment is not wasted.
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- Authors
- Sloane, E. B., Liberatore, M. J., Nydick, R. L., Luo, W., & Chung, Q. B.
- Affiliations
- Villanova University (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society] [Engineering in Medicine and Biology
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 1950-1951 vol.3
- ISSN
- 2375-7477 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2125511893
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 9 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.43
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Medical Laboratory Technology › Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Keywords
- clinical engineering, health technology assessment, analytic hierarchy process, decision support, multi-criteria decision making, consensus building, technology trade-offs
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