Descripción: “...Se propone además una serie de aspectos a tomar en cuenta con miras a mejorar el desempeño de los departamentos de IC tanto en la ciudad como en el país.Abstract–– This paper summarizes the results obtained after analyzing the information gathered in eleven institutions providing health services (IPS, in Colombia) in the city of Cali and surrounding municipalities, three key elements for good clinical engineering practice are presented: Acquisition technology, management, maintenance and staff training. ...”