The logistics of scheduling delivery of new capital equipment can be challenging and should be carefully considered with any purchase. The time and expense of procuring the equipment can be daunting, but if you don’t plan the delivery properly, you may cause unnecessary costs for an already expensive venture.
Keeping up with the advancements of the healthcare industry can be an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. When addressing medical equipment procurement, whether for new facility construction, building expansion or for an update to an existing one, having an efficient and cost conscious process is critical.
During the ordering process, there are times where an ordered product is back-ordered or no longer available, meaning that the department manager or director in charge of ordering must return to the beginning of the process and begin researching for an acceptable substitute. This process can be repeated multiple times and has an immense time and therefore financial, cost.
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities face rising pressures to provide the highest quality care to a growing number of patients but with an ever-diminishing budget from both private and public sector payers. This shift was made even more prominent following the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Everyone in health care now carries the banner of doing more with less. Only, how do you turn phrasing into action?
Hospitals and other healthcare providers have had to face the fact that they must do more with less. They must seek every opportunity to cut costs and increase patient throughput. One of the quickest ways to realize these objectives is to pre-plan the acquisition of your medical equipment. Pre-planning improves the probability of success for any project, from proposal and awarding of the bid, to the delivery and set-up of the equipment.
If you're in the process of starting a new healthcare construction project or undergoing a major remodel of your current facility, then you'll likely need to purchase and receive new capital medical equipment. And if you're looking to make this process as efficient as possible, you may wish to consider Direct-to-Site (DTS) delivery services.
Purchasing capital medical equipment is a key operations prospect for every healthcare provider. But with today's world of healthcare reform and diminishing budgets, the need to keep costs low while still improving patient care can be a challenge.
It's important to look for cost-efficient ways to invest limited capital, so before you make your next big purchase, consider these ten quick tips:
Whether a small physician’s practice or a large multi-facility healthcare network, today’s healthcare providers need to make enlightened decisions when it comes to purchasing new medical equipment. Achievement of increased operational efficiency and lowering the overall costs associated with purchasing equipment are primary goals for all organizations.
Managing any area of a healthcare facility is challenging enough. Add to that a hospital expansion project and managers are going to have to draw upon their own positive personal attributes to manage and succeed in this complex endeavor. It is helpful to have professionals in the industry to aid in streamlining the necessary workflow and optimizing the equipment delivery tasks to support it.
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