Metropolitan Hospital Case Study

Metropolitan Hospital is in need of a new, expensive, piece of technology. This technology, the brain electrical activity mapping(BEAM), is in increased demand from staff radiologists and local neurologist. Metropolitan Hospital will use the new technology to enable physicians to significantly improve their ability to localize an abnormality in the brain. Due to concerns of reimbursement, an assessment for the need and the cost of the technology will be mapped out. Consequently, political and economic complications are likely to be present in the decision-making process. This proposal will address the political and economic complications that will likely be present, and the steps that are necessary to resolve the complications. Metropolitan Hospital has three options in acquiring access to BEAM testing. First, the hospital

Using any kind of technology to take images of the brain can pose safety issues. But the benefits outweigh any negative consequences, which can be obtained through the results of clinical trials. The same as every exposure to an x-ray, CAT scan, MRI, or PET scan helps a patient, yet at the same time exposes them to risk of cancer by radiation; it is now routine to make a trade-off between the benefits and risks (Thimbleby, 2013). Invasive procedures put a patient’s safety at higher risk. In a study comparing an MRI to a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) machine, the CMR eliminated to need for invasive procedure by 71% (Hedge, Biederman & Mikolich, 2017). The BEAM machine has the potential to decrease invasive procedures as well, improving the safety and quality of life for the patient. Additionally, physician turnover leads to loss of experience, which jeopardizes patient safety and hinders medical specialization (Hinkelmann, Hasebrook, Volkert & Hahnenkamp, 2017). If the new machine will keep the prominent physicians at the hospital, it will make procedures