Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Project Monitoring and Evaluation (in the case of Tikur Anbessa Specialized hospital)
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2020-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The research sought to investigate the factors affecting the effectiveness of monitoring and
evaluation system for biomedical engineering projects at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital.
The research implemented a descriptive research design in pinpointing the research problem.
The research targeted 32 employees of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital that are directly
involved in the biomedical engineering projects, in which the researcher conducted a
consecutive sampling method. Due to the current pandemic most of the institution physicians
were involved in providing health care services for Corona Virus (COVID-19) victims, in
which the response rate was 68.75%, where most of the data collection was performed through
online survey. The research utilized a questionnaire and interview to collect primary data. The
collected data from the questionnaires were analyzed through SPSS statistical package version
26. The findings were analyzed using means, standard deviation, percentages and frequencies
then presented in a table format, in which the interview questions were used to discuss the
findings. The main findings of the research are; the stakeholder management and participation,
as well as the biomedical engineers and radiology technologist, are not involved in the project
from planning to closure, there is no service agreement for most of the machines that have been
installed, the institution doesn’t have a higher involvement in the procurement procedure,
skilled professionals are not properly chosen, team organization and teamwork are not properly
managed, communication plan being vague. The research suggests most of the knowledge
areas in the project management field investigated in regards to the factors influencing the
effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation in biomedical engineering projects.as well as the
replicating this study in other public health institutions, to enable generalization.
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Project knowledge area, Project Monitoring and Evaluation,, End-User, Service, Procurement,, Training, Communication