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The two we send to buyers most often

If you only read two things before your next capital decision, these are the ones that change the outcome.

CT scanner in a hospital radiology department

Procurement

9 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team • Jul 28, 2026

The line item most equipment quotes leave out

Capital price is the number that gets compared. Total cost of ownership is the number that gets paid. Here is how to close the gap before you sign, not after.

#Total cost of ownership #Procurement #Capital planning

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Multi-parameter patient monitor at a bedside

Service & uptime

8 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team • Jul 14, 2026

Reading a service contract: the five clauses that decide everything

Response time headlines are marketing. The clauses that determine whether your equipment is actually covered are usually three pages further in.

#Service contracts #Uptime #Negotiation

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6 articles found

Imaging

10 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team

Certified pre-owned imaging: when it is the right call and when it is not

Refurbished imaging can save forty percent or turn into a maintenance liability. The deciding factors are predictable, and none of them are the price.

#Refurbished #Imaging

Jun 30, 2026 Read More

Steam sterilizer autoclave in a sterile processing department

Compliance

7 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team

What accreditation surveyors actually ask for in equipment records

Survey preparation is usually a scramble because the records were never kept in the format required. Getting that right takes no more effort than getting it wrong.

#Joint Commission #Documentation

Jun 16, 2026 Read More

Portable point-of-care ultrasound device

Technology

6 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team

Point-of-care ultrasound: the training cost nobody budgets for

Handheld ultrasound is cheap to buy and expensive to adopt badly. The difference between the two is almost entirely about competency, not hardware.

#Ultrasound #Training

May 29, 2026 Read More

Finance

7 min read

JS Medical Equipment editorial team

Capital freeze mid-year: four ways to get equipment anyway

A frozen capital budget is a constraint on one funding route, not on the equipment. The alternatives are legitimate, common, and rarely explained clearly.

#Financing #Leasing

May 12, 2026 Read More

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