Common problems and countermeasures on medical equipment bidding in public hospitals / 中华医院管理杂志

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.