Key Issues of the healthcare technology management in life cycle: Results of a brainstorming

Abstract

Purpose: To develop a list of key issues of the healthcare technology management through the life cycle of medical devices provided by experts through brainstorming. Methods: Through an online survey as part of ranking type Delphi method the experts were asked about the key issues of healthcare technology management, requesting for at least six answers per survey. Results: 40 experts responded to the survey. 298 key issues in total were consolidated in a list of 29 key issues. Among the key issues received, the most prominent were: “Continuous training and retraining for technical and health personnel”, “Planned preventive maintenance”, “and Technology assessment”, “Strategic Planning” and “Determine the best conditions for the installation of medical devices”.