Development of an information system for medical equipment management in hospitals

This research aimed to develop a WepMEt (Web application for medical equipment management in hospitals) employing the concepts of internet of thing, decision support system, and industrial engineering technique. The system was web-based and supported administrative tasks from both in-house and outsourcing contract service. The program was initially developed by rapid prototype-base method. Then working procedure was synthesized by specialists from Biomedical Instrumentation for Research and Development Center of Mahidol University, Medical Equipment Units of Rajavithi Hospital and Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health. The program incorporated 6 modules; 1) medical equipment registration 2) spare part registration 3) repairing and maintenance 4) preventive maintenance and calibration 5) medical equipment stock and 6) summary and report. The program had been tested for 3 months in a 500-bed hospital and an 800-bed hospital. The user satisfaction was evaluated. The evaluation result showed that the first 3 most satisfied indicators were; the operation meets the expectations. (4.11), meet the quality assessment system and overall performance (4.09), and the equipment information meets the user's requirement. (4.06).