The existence of a tool to select and acquire Medical Devices is fundamental to manage the Life Cycle (LC) of Medical Devices (MD). The objective of this work is to create a structured, organized and optimized application to use on the selection and acquisition stage of a tender process, in order to help those responsible for the decision make. In addition it will turn the process exempt and transparent. The methodology is based on a defined hierarchical multi criteria decision making approach, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) optimizing and validating all the requirements stated in a tender process and ensuring, free from human manipulation, that the best option will be chosen. The demonstrative study is applied to Computed Tomography (CT), with the aim of applying the methodology in the selection and acquisition of the best choice between four alternatives. The developed tool includes some weights that are assigned to the established criteria and sub-criteria according to the present and future needs of each healthcare provider. It has been proven that the price is not the only criteria, and perhaps not the most important. All technical and operational requirements as maintenance costs, availability, image quality, safety, and client satisfaction must also be included in the decision making process.

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of the Evaluation Committee and verify its impact in the years 2016 and 2017, based on the perception of teachers, students and administrative technicians of a Higher Education Institution of Tocantins (IES). A quantitative survey was carried out, with the application of questionnaires with closed questions and multiple choice contemplating the dimensions Mission and Institutional Development Plan; Teaching; Educational Organization and Management; Infrastructure; Communication with Society; Self-assessment; Research; Extension and Culture; Student-care Policies; Staff and Career Policies; Evaluation and Planning. The research revealed that the Institute is seen as regular, in general, because according to the view of the surveyed, the CPA did not achieve effective results during the observed years in comparison to the study done in the years of 2015-2016 that pointed out that IES has good concept to their audiences, different from the results obtained from this study. It was concluded that many improvements need to be made and management should prioritize the evaluation instruments developed.

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