Due to the particular characteristics of hospital environments, it is necessary to select carefully the maintenance management model to be implemented in a health institution. This model must guarantee not only the availability of medical technology but also residual risk management and patient safety. This paper is focused on a general review about the maintenance process and its management models through time and analyses in a particular way its impact on the hospital sector. This review classified the evolution of the maintenance function through time according to its historical context. It summarized earlier literature review papers related to maintenance management. Moreover, it examined the impact of maintenance models within the literature regarding the clinic-hospital environment.
Artículo publicado por The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES), Vol. 7, No. 9, 2018
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