The Study of Medical Equipment Purchase Management in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Background and Aim: The use of purchasing mechanisms in the field of Medical Equipment and with government law and regulation can serve as a way to move towards smart purchase and increase access to vulnerable groups in order to receive services promote justice. This study conducted to Review of purchase management of Medical Equipment in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this applied study conducted in 2018, the study population consisted of 623 individuals and research sample of 431 individuals for each domain that were selected by stratified random sampling. Data were collected using researcher-made questionnaire whose variables were extracted from comparative studies and its validity was measured by content validity Ratio, content validity index and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were obtained. SPSS18 and AMOS software were used to analyze the data by statistical methods of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: According to the results, effective dimensions in purchase management of Medical Equipment in Hospitals of Tehran University of  Medical Sciences included Technical, Organizational, Political and Economic dimension with path coefficient of 1.244 1. 151, 0.973 0.845. Values indicate that all study paths are meaningful; in the other words, path coefficients are applicable. Conclusion: Based on this study, Effective dimensions in purchase management of Medical Equipment consist of four dimensions (Technical, Organizational, Political and Economic) which is a comprehensive and multidimensional concept. Therefore, consideration of all its dimensions and components can best guide the buyer agencies in moving towards efficient purchase.