Hospital administrators, executives of healthcare systems and other healthcare providers typically rank operational costs near the top of their list of primary concerns, along with patient outcomes and safety. A variety of factors drive healthcare costs, including technology, an aging population, and administrative expenses. Escalating product and equipment costs and pricing also have a significant impact.
Whether you’re upgrading, remodeling, or filling a new space, having a guide for your equipment planning is essential. A checklist will not only standardize your process, it will help ensure that purchases are justified and meet quality standards and requirements for your institution.
A basic definition of capital equipment is, “an asset whose acquisition cost exceeds a certain amount.” This “set amount” will depend on the company and the term can be adjusted to capture the needs of the buyer.
To qualify as capital equipment, the asset must have a lifespan of more than one year and will be expected to play a key role in production or any other area of business.
Constructing, expanding or remodeling your medical facility is an expensive venture. Medical facilities, like any form of property, need the occasional tune-up or complete reconstruction to stay competitive within their market. This can become a large undertaking for any business.
That magical time of year is approaching fast. I am not talking about all of the wonderful holidays in November and December; I am talking about that crazy time of year when facility administrators and purchasing managers realize they have money left in their budgets and have to spend it or lose it.
CME Corp works tirelessly to make sure we get our customers everything they need by the end of their budget year. Last year, most of our staff worked every day in December (except December 25th), including weekends to assemble and deliver all of the orders we received.
Here are just a few things to remember during this busy budget year end season:
Opening a new medical facility or remodeling a current office can be a stressful process.
Thankfully, here at CME, we can offer our clients a Direct-to-Site delivery service that can eliminate many headaches associated with these large projects.
Our Direct-to-Site service manages all aspects of facility setup from start to finish, making it a stress-free and cost effective process; handling all phases of the project from initial orders, to delivery, final assembly and shipping material removal.
However, a stress-free experience and cost effective savings are not the only advantages to using our Direct-to-Site Delivery service. Below is a list of the top 5 advantages.
Healthcare facility supplies and equipment continue to be one of the leading expenses per patient discharge. Lowering rising expenditures is driving procurement managers and buyers, administrators, and equipment planners/purchasers to utilize supply chain management to reduce rising healthcare costs for their medical organization.
Supply chain management and healthcare logistics can, and must, work hand in hand to keep hospitals and clinics running at optimum performance. This is even more true when outfitting a new construction or expansion project.
Working with a dedicated capital equipment distributor can streamline the logistics process allowing supply chain management to maintain control over how deliveries, supplies and equipment flow into your facility.
If you’re opening up a new medical facility or just simply looking to remodel your current practice, direct-to-site delivery can help save you money.
Instead of handling everything separately, what if you had a medical equipment distributor that handled everything? Direct-to-site distributors, like Hospital Associate do just that, from placing the orders, to delivering the equipment on your time frame and even assembling the item(s) and removing packing materials for you.
By using a direct-to-site delivery service, you have the ability to save on the cost of medical equipment and time by having it completely set up in just 12 weeks.
