ZengLi , HuangLi , DaiYunzhi , ChenLing , TangHuairong
  • Health Management Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
TangHuairong, Email: 1651682099@qq.com
PDCA cycle; Medical examination equipment; Use value
10.7507/1002-0179.201600567
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Objective To strengthen the management of medical equipment and improve the use value of medical equipment by PDCA cycle. Methods Between March and June 2014, we introduced PDCA cycle into the management and use of newly-bought equipment.The use of newly-bought arteriosclerosis detector, TCD and ultrasound bone densitometer between March and June 2014 was regarded as the control group (before the implementation of PDCA cycle), and the use of these three kinds of equipment between March and June of 2015(after the implementation of PDCA cycle) was seen as the observation group.By analyzing the status quo through collected information, we drew a fishbone diagram to find out the factors that could influence the use efficiency of medical equipment.Then, corresponding measures were taken for continuous improvement, including adopting revised regulations, training technicians, quantifying work indexes, informatization, changing service mode, and examining and assessing the effect of implementation.Finally, feedback was summarized for the next PDCA cycle. Results After the implementation of PDCA cycle, the daily check numbers of hospital medical equipment including arteriosclerosis detector, TCD, and ultrasound bone densitometer all improved significantly (P < 0.05).The daily check numbers of those three kinds of equipment after the implementation of PDCA cycle were respectively 48.52±19.72, 32.14±10.14 and 55.59±25.12, while the numbers before were respectively 32.46±20.69, 15.46±10.05 and 29.83±20.20.Moreover, working days, maximum working hours daily, and total working time were also increased after the implementation of PDCA cycle. Conclusion The application of PDCA cycle can effectively improve the use value of medical equipment, and improve the social benefit and economic benefit.

Citation： ZengLi, HuangLi, DaiYunzhi, ChenLing, TangHuairong. Improvement of the Use Value of Medical Equipment in the Health Management Center Based on PDCA Cycle. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(12): 2068-2071. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600567 Copy

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