The Growing Role of Clinical Engineering: Merging Technology at the Point of Care
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Healthcare, Technology, Clinical engineering, Patient care, Health systems, Global collaboration, Nursing, Policy
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Re-publication of the article published in National Academy of Engineering Perspectives, May 27, 2022, The Growing Role of Clinical Engineering - Merging Technology at the Point of Care | National Academies
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3. For further evidence of the scope of CE contributions, see Clinical engineering success stories and patient outcomes based on evidence from 125 countries (chapter 3, Clinical Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed., 2020, Academic Press).
4. Ayala R, Orencio E. 2019. Identification of health technology management departments in Mexico’s state health services. Global Clinical Engineering Journal 1(2):17–21. In their article, CEs are referred to as biomedical engineers.
5. Many CE success stories are reported in our 2020 article, “Evidence-based impact by clinical engineers on global patients’ outcomes” (Health & Technology 10(2):517–35).
6. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2022. The Employment Situation – April 2022.
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8. For an introductory resource on Development of Appropriate Health Technology–Related Policies and Legislation, see IFMBE CED 2020 Webinar on Healthcare Policy.
9. Such impacts are demonstrated in the projects recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Davies Awards.
10. See the presentation by Claudio Meirovich on “Covid Case Studies” (track F3) at the IFMBE CED-GCEA Oc-tober 2021 Global Virtual Congress.
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