With 30-50 percent of the cost of a hospital project related to medical equipment issues, involving strong clinical consultants, medical equipment planners and biomedical engineers is critical, according to an article on the Hospital Build & Infrastructure website.
The best time to bring a medical equipment planner onto a project is at the inception stage, the article said. This way, functional programs and business cases can accurately depict the current and future demographic and clinical needs with viable technology, equipment and costing options.
Medical equipment planners can be a single source of information between various disciplines and can provide the latest information on the state of healthcare technologies. They are responsible for the details associated with a successful technology and equipment planning program.
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