Should medical equipment management take place inside or outside the hospital?
The idea of outsourcing equipment maintenance functions has strong appeal for hospitals interested in cutting costs, but there are also strong benefits of in-house departments as well, according to new research. Several experts interviewed for the cover story in the July/August 2004 issue of Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology agreed that smaller hospitals stand to gain the most by outsourcing. Ira Tackel, industry consultant, said clear advantages lie with small to medium hospitals that have fewer than 400 beds and aren’t affiliated with a network. However, some outsourcing companies still target their efforts toward large hospital systems, with…
