Health technology management for digital medical scales in primary healthcare

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the management of Digital Medical Scales in primary health care facilities. Poor assessment of calibration status by the medical staff and the costs involved in this type of activity hinder the release of financial resources in public healthcare systems, limiting the management actions of health technology. The methodology used calculations of the total cost of the park to assess the maximum percentage cost for budget prediction, costs prevailing in the market and a logistics solution to enable the realization of this activity. From the obtained results it can be observed that in many situations the reading errors presented by the equipment went beyond the maximum permitted tolerances, evidencing the low perception of the clinical staff as for the equipment calibration. They are presented some of the origins of non calibration of equipment identified during the execution in the field. The implementation of a program of preventive maintenance by the Clinical Engineering structure is an interesting solution to improve the quality of services provided in basic healthcare.