Hospital leaders face a capital expenditures predicament with their medical devices. On one hand, they obviously need available devices to provide care. On the other hand, budgets are limited. Having too few devices is a problem—but so is having too many. Here, TRIMEDX’s Dave Klumpe offers a solution.
In this Soapbox column, healthcare consultant and 24×7 Magazine editorial board member Dave Harrington, PhD, makes the case for communicating better with vendors and co-workers from the top down.
In a recent survey of senior executives and representatives from medical device and pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States, the PA Consulting Group—an independent firm with expertise in healthcare and life sciences, among other sectors—reviewed what the critical factors for success are today when developing innovative and compliant products faster and at lower cost. Read them here.
Hospital leaders face a capital expenditures predicament with their medical devices. On one hand, they obviously need available devices to provide care. On the other hand, budgets are limited. Having too few devices is a problem—but so is having too many. Here, TRIMEDX’s Dave Klumpe offers a solution.
IBISWorld analyst Sarah Turk predicts that burgeoning digital technologies will pay substantial dividends for healthcare by 2020, both reducing healthcare costs and improving access to care.
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At the annual conference of the California Medical Instrumentation Association on January 17, Joseph Dysko said that capital equipment planning represents the biggest opportunity for HTM professionals to become more involved with the C suite.
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The best ways of meeting demands to cut HTM expenses are often not the obvious ones. With persistence, careful analysis, and a willingness to experiment, HTM departments can reduce costs while increasing their effectiveness.
Read MoreAlthough every hospital is unique and no two solutions will look exactly alike, taking a holistic approach and improving workflow efficiency and productivity across the entire equipment lifecycle can yield significant savings of up to $5,000 per bed.
Read MoreThe amount of service coverage and risk that a hospital assumes on a piece of equipment often depends on the ebb and flow of business and revenue. Flexible service contracts allow biomedical departments to respond to such fluctuations by increasing or decreasing coverage.
Read MoreRepairing ultrasound equipment and systems with re-engineered replacement parts is a cost-effective way to help maximize the life of equipment and save healthcare facilities from 40% to 50% of the replacements costs charged by OEMs.
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Effective cost control practices for biomedical departments require investments up front, but will pay off in the long run through increased efficiency and better equipment management.
