THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE
- Is the trade-in value being offered fair?
- Should this emergency repair really cost so much?
- How can I reduce my equipment rental costs?
- Can I redeploy equipment within my network?
- Do I really need this much service coverage?
- Are there best practices that other hospitals are already using?
In today’s challenging health care environment, hospitals need to save money. Across the capital equipment lifecycle – budgeting, purchasing, maintaining, repairing and replacing – hospitals invest significant resources to meet the needs of patients, physicians and staff.
Hospitals routinely apply proven market intelligence to make the most informed spending decisions. While they have easy access to industry data for purchasing new equipment, hospitals do not have easy access to data that could help them manage many hidden operating costs – warranty, service, rental, replacement – that exist across the equipment lifecycle. These hidden costs lead to unnecessary operating expenses that can dramatically increase the total cost of equipment ownership.
This problem has one primary cause – lack of accurate information from a neutral source. Without unbiased market and pricing data, hospitals cannot answer basic questions that would allow them to make more informed, cost-effective spending decisions about their medical equipment.
Answering these questions is the key to unlocking hidden value and cost savings in your hospital’s capital equipment.