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Special Guest: Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD, president of Baretich Engineering Inc, Fort Collins, Colo.

Now that a department has gathered the necessary data, what does it do with it? In this concluding installment, Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD, president of Baretich Engineering Inc, Fort Collins, Colo, will provide tips on how clinical engineering departments can use benchmarking for performance improvement, including the implementation of best practices that can be used to achieve benchmarks and form more effective organizations.

Baretich's company provides consulting services in clinical engineering, health care facilities engineering, and forensic engineering. His is currently writing a manual for the World Health Organization on corrective maintenance for medical devices in developing countries.