Common problems and countermeasures on medical equipment bidding in public hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2017.05.004
- VernacularTitle:公立医院医疗设备招标常见问题及对策探讨
- Author:
Yongqin ZHANG
;
Yangyun CHAO
;
Chen WANG
- Keywords:
Public hospitals;
Bidding;
Medical equipment;
Evaluation;
Standard
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2017;33(5):334-337
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the problems frequently found in medical equipment bidding at public hospitals and come up with countermeasures for building a scientific and standardized bidding procedure.Methods 168 cases of medical equipment bidding of the hospital in the recent five years served as objects of study,for a full-process longitudinal study.It covered the preparation of technical parameters,compilation of bidding documentation,bid opening/evaluation process,all the way to final acceptance and after-sales service,and complaints responses.Results In the 168 cases,imported equipments accounted for 86.90%;only 16.07% of the purchases involved consumables,yet their importance deserved high attention;59.52% of the equipments involved after-sales maintenance costs,calling for regular maintenance to ensure smooth operation of the equipments.Conclusions Quality of domestic equipments should be enhanced,for optimization of the ratio between domestic and imported equipments;equipment purchase,after-sales service and consumables purchase should be taken into account in general;scientific evaluation levels and standards should be established to enhance supervision,for the purpose of scientific and rational purchase of medical equipments.
