Commission for the Advancement of Healthcare Technology Management in Asia (CAHTMA) was established to provide a platform for healthcare professionals to discuss and exchange ideas on healthcare technologies and practices. Central to these objectives are the promotion of optimum technology management practices, the certification of clinical engineering practitioners and healthcare professionals, and the dissemination of appropriate management tools through seminars and workshops.

Healthcare professionals within the region have long been deprived of information on applicable technologies and management tools used to manage hospitals and healthcare organizations. CAHTMA completes the chain for the provision of these technologies and tools to the healthcare industry.

Equipment and healthcare technology users should be competent in handling applicable tools while providing services to the patients and/or customers. Such assessment is important in ensuring only competent healthcare professionals are allowed to utilize these tools during the provision of services. CAHTMA offers such assessment in the form of examinations and certifications.

Having a competent engineering team to maintain biomedical equipment at the hospitals ensures that biomedical equipment is properly maintained and is safe for use. In addition, assessment for hospital accreditation requires that only competent technical personnel are assigned for the maintenance work. CAHTMA certifies these clinical engineering practitioners for competency and thus facilitates employment at the hospitals.