Understanding the details of capital equipment purchase quotes or service contracts can be challenging. Hospitals just want to know they are getting what they need at a competitive price, but often don’t know where to tu ...
Read MoreTaken Out of Service? Cancel Your Service Contracts
Another way hospitals are growing their savings is by getting the most value from unused medical equipment. A simple way to add to your savings and avoid unnecessary costs is to make sure you cancel all service contracts ...
Read MoreSave Money by Giving Away Old Equipment
Does your hospital have unused medical equipment being stored and taking up space? Instead of letting this equipment cost you money and take up valuable space, donate your unused or unwanted medical equipment to both hel ...
Read MoreDon’t Sell What You Don’t Own
Selling medical equipment that you don't actually own can end up costing your hospital a lot of money. Verify that you own the equipment before selling it or trading it in to another supplier to save your hospital from p ...
Read MoreDon’t Ditch the Computer… and Your Equipment Value
Hospitals often underestimate the cost of retaining or disposing of computers used to run clinical equipment. This can end up costing them lots of money by rendering a piece of equipment that was once functional and pote ...
Read MoreX-Ray Your Operating Room Waste to Save
Operating room waste can account for as much as 70% of all hospital waste. One innovative and easy way to reduce this wasted spend is to simply X-Ray your operating room waste following an operation to see if any surgica ...
Read MoreReplace Your Hard Drive – Maximize Your Value
If your hospital requires the removal of the hard drive to protect against any PHI risk, consider replacing your hard drive prior to selling your equipment or trading it in to maximize the value you recover from your eff ...
Read MoreCreate Competition to Save on Service Costs
Hospitals who use outside (vs. in-house) service to support and maintain medical equipment often rely on a primary service provider. Their relationship with this service provider can deepen over time, eliminating the opp ...
Read MoreCommit Now – Save for Years
Hospitals typically save the most money when they negotiate the purchase price of medical equipment and the annual service contract price (and terms) separately. This way you know what you are paying for each. Howev ...
Read MoreKnow What You’re Really Paying – Separate Purchase and Service Costs
Unlike peanut butter and jelly, equipment purchase and service quotes aren't necessarily better together. Suppliers are masterful at packaging product and service quotes to create the "illusion of savings" and to make yo ...
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