Equipment Management
Program Details

In-House Staffing

• On- site technical manager & necessary program staff

• Technical & Administrative support.

Equipment Management

• Inventory Process.       
  (Continuous tracking insures accuracy.)

• Logical Inspection Scheduling

• Workload distribution

• Expert Repairs

• AAMI Certified Technicians

• Committee participation.     
  (EOC, Safety, Pre-Purchase Evaluation etc.)

• Vendor Control

• Device recall tracking.
  Incident reporting

• FDA MDR Process

• Computerized Databases
  provides all necessary reports

• JCAHO Survey attendance

Maintenance Services

• Expert repairs

• Safety & Performance     assurance testing

• Preventive maintenance

• Departmental rounds

• Highest quality parts.
  (OEM supplied or better quality.)

• Incoming ES/PA Inspections
  (Electrical safety / Performance Assurance.)

Support Services

• JCAHO survey participation
  (Our AAMI Certified representative presents to the surveyor our Equipment Management program in a professional manner.)

• In-service education of hospital staff

• Quality Assurance reporting

• Technical support

• Equipment evaluation

• Pre-purchase consultation.
  
  Financial Control
  
  

• Fixed annual price.

• No start-up costs.

• No FTE's.

• No capital investment.

• Multi-year contract price control.

• Multi-facility discounting available.

Benefits

Cost Savings

• Elimination of start-up costs.

• Minimize paperwork and processing costs.

• Increase equipment utilization.

• Initial program savings.

• Predictable Costs.

• Planned Maintenance.
  
  Minimize Paperwork
   

• One purchase order to process.

• No additional contracts to negotiate.

• One invoice to process.

• No reimbursements to administer.
  
  Improved Equipment Utilization
   

• Extends the life of equipment.

• Improves up-time.

• Minimizes Department Head involvement.

• Improves response time and repair cycle.