The Status of the Needs Assessment of Purchasing Medical Devices in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2012

Various medical devices, while helping professionals, have charged lots of costs to the health system, the purchase of medical devices for hospitals based on previous needs assessment, will have a significant impact on reducing costs and providing better health services. So, this study was done to investigate needs assessment status of medical devices purchase in the Kerman University of medical sciences. The present study is descriptive that was a cross-sectional study in Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2012. The study population was 71 of purchase experts and users of medical devices who were studied with census method. A questionnaire which reliability and validity were approved was used for data collection. Data analysis was carried with using descriptive statistic and one sample t -test through spss17. The results obtained from the t-test were at level of significance and pay attention to the use of appropriate medical devices (3.69 ± 0.75), physical factors (3.48 ±0.78), outside environment information (3.45 ± 0.73) and medical devices planning (3.18 ± 0.69) were assessed desirable. But pay attention to stakeholders participation component was undesirable (0.58 ± 2.50) (0.05> p). It seems that the use of systematic and scientific approach for evaluation of activities, workplace and functional limitations will help to identify the user’s need to the medical devices.