According to a TeleTracking blog post, hospitals should consider installing an automated equipment management system to ensure that medical equipment and mobile devices are not under utilized or unavailable.
Four clues that a hospital should consider installing an automated equipment management system are:
1. Perception of equipment shortage, even when hospital purchasers know there is enough equipment.
2. Reports from the finance department of over-spending for capital equipment due to replacement.
3. Perception that colleagues are hoarding equipment.
4. Reports of underutilized equipment from the biomedical department.
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