Identify And Explain The Role Of Stakeholders In A Hospital

A healthcare technology department in a hospital is responsible for recommending, installing, maintaining, and repairing medical equipment. This includes anything from simple blood pressure monitors to complex imaging equipment. They are also responsible for making sure that imaging equipment uploads their images properly to the hospitals electronic health records. These responsibilities lead to the healthcare technology departments having many stakeholders both inside and outside the hospital. Healthcare technology department stakeholders include:

• Patients
• Doctors
• Individual departments of a hospital
• Equipment manufactures
• Third-party maintenance companies
• Hospital CFO’s
• Hospital CEO’s and COO’s
• Federal/State/Local health departments
The primary objectives of these stakeholders vary widely. Patient safety is a primary aim of patients as well federal, state, and local health departments. Doctors and departments of a hospital that provide
These stakeholders have varying levels of power at affecting the hospitals strategic plans and they use that power in different ways. Ultimately, patients have the most power because if their desires are not met. They have the option of going to another hospital for treatment. Hospital Chief Financial Officers have power because they control the budget of the department. Hospital Chief Executive Officers and Chief Operating Officers have power because they set the direction and operating procedures for the entire hospital. Doctors and departments of a hospital that provide healthcare services use their power to influence what equipment is purchased and which equipment has priority when it comes to repairs. Stakeholders outside the hospital may have less power, however they still have power because they provide a majority of the training on newer technologies when the hospital purchases their