Analyzing the Application of Pareto Principle in Medical Equipment Man-agement and Its Impact on Equipment Failure Incidence and Downtime
Objective To analyze the impact of Pareto principle in medical equipment management.Methods Twenty staff members of Yantai Mountain Hospital were selected to implement traditional management from March to August 2022 and Pareto principle management from September 2022 to February 2023,respectively,for the traditional group and the principle group.The quality of staff management and satisfaction were assessed,and the failure rate and main-tenance indicators of 200 pieces of equipment in each group were counted.Results The quality of staff management in principle group were higher than those of the traditional group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The equipment failure rate of 11.00%in principle group was lower than 20.50%in the traditional group,and the difference was statistically significant(χ2=6.801,P<0.05).The downtime and repair time of equipment in principle group were shorter than those of the traditional group,and the differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).The staff satisfaction rate in principle group was higher than that in the traditional group,and the difference was statis-tically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Pareto principle can reduce equipment failure events,shorten the downtime and repair time of each medical equipment,and can improve the quality of medical equipment management and staff satisfaction rate.
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