Analysis & recommendations for a medical engineering department.

A multi-disciplinary task force convened to examine present and future program needs of the Medical Engineering Department at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The committee recommended changes that would reduce technician turnover, improve continuing education, increase salaries, improve services for patient care and allow the hospital to comply with the requirements of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. An important by-product of this study approach led to improved communications and work relations with all departments that receive services from the Medical Engineering Department.