Resumen en español

The acquisition of healthcare technologies is a complex process focused in the improvement of quality and efficiency in delivering health services through the acquisition of technology in an effective manner. Within the acquisition processes of healthcare technologies, the technical and clinical evaluation highlights. The objective of the health technology assessment is to collect, analyze and synthesize information and knowledge to help improve decision-making in medical practice and health policies. This article provides a procedure for healthcare technologies acquisition with emphasis in technical and clinical evaluation based on health technology assessment methodologies. This presents a detailed structure on technical and clinical concepts that serve as a basis for decision-making procurement processes within healthcare environment. Likewise, it is expected to motivate in clinical engineering departments, the implementation of broad acceptance and effective methodological process that have as its primary objective the acquisition of healthcare technologies based on evidence. It also promotes the active participation of clinical and technical staff in order to approach the process to a multidisciplinary environment and obtain feedback on specific areas of the healthcare technologies trough representative users.