Challenges and Solutions in Buying Used Medical Equipment and Devices

Written by admin on November 23rd, 2010

There are almost daily advances in health care, including new and improved medical equipment and devices. For hospitals, clinics and public and private medical, dental and veterinary practices, keeping up with the necessary technologies can become a challenge.?

Any medical professional can tell you that new equipment can quickly drain the finances of any type of healthcare facility. Often, upgrading is essential, but one must be careful from whom they are purchasing the equipment, what shape it is in, which guarantees are in place and which accessories and features are needed and will be used on a regular basis.?

Hospitals can save large sums of money by buying and selling used medical and laboratory equipment over the internet. In this way, costs can be kept under control. A very important benefit is that to the environment. This is because used items which are still in good condition can used for years to come. Healthcare carries a lot of potential waste, a fact medical professionals are increasingly aware of and seeking ways to reduce.?

MedWOW.com. which has quickly become the “eBay” of the pre-owned medical equipment market, features a useful set of varied online tools and services that connect key-players in the medical device and equipment industry.? Unlike many other medical equipment websites, which often serve as a listing board for advertisements, MedWOW has taken on a result-driven, proactive approach that ultimately assists industry professionals with their bottom-line objectives: buying, selling, and trading online from literally anywhere in the world, giving them a much larger pool to choose from in an unlimited marketplace.??

Health institutions are turning to the pre-owned medical equipment market in increasing numbers, with the current global economic recession forcing them to reduce their budgets. However, the need for quality medical equipment remains constant. MedWOW.com, offers the perfect solution, especially during these difficult financial times ? a reliable and safe platform to buy, sell, or auction used and new medical equipment online.?

Until now, the online trade of used medical equipment has had many obstacles and MedWOW has focused on removing these obstacles by introducing a variety of innovative tools to make trading in medical equipment easy and risk-free.?

Committed to providing a platform for conducting honest trading, MedWOW‘s accredited Global Inspectors Network – a first of its kind, has eliminated the major issue of dishonest trading by providing international Inspection Services with reports for buyers and sellers to review, prior to finalizing transactions.?

The site, which is completely multilingual in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, and Russian (and more languages being added all the time) helps breakdown the language barriers that have prevented certain nations from conducting business with one another in the past.? There is even a pre-written Questions & Answers mechanism where buyers and sellers can communicate through a list of professionally written questions and answers that are unique for each specific device. The questions and answers are automatically translated into the user’s preferred language, further facilitating a user-friendly experience.?

MedWOW also encourages its members to make educated transactions by offering both buyers and sellers the right tools to conduct research prior to closing a deal.? Buyers have access to professionally written Buying Tips for each specific device, and the Original Manufacturer Specifications for each specific model. Sellers have access to buyer’s Wanted Item requests and to a variety of traffic and market reports that assess their performance on the site, provide valuable market insight, trends, and activities on MedWOW.?

One of MedWOW‘s leading features is the site’s comprehensive catalog and search engine.? Users can search for medical equipment using one of three search methods and can sort their results based on a variety of filters ranging from basic parameters such as: item location, price range, year manufactured, etc. to more specific parameters, such as specialized technical capabilities. The search engine also allows users to search by item type: “Complete Systems” “Parts” and “Accessories.”? ?The enhanced search engine is ultimately why more and more users are turning to MedWOW ? health professionals just don’t have the time to invest in browsing countless classified ads for items they don’t have enough information about.?

In a down economy, you need a critical edge, and MedWOW provides many value-added-services including: Promotion Service, Professional Purchasing Services, Simplified Posting Services, Equipment Inspection, One-On-One Training, Seller Ratings and more.?

With all of this and more continuously being developed by the MedWOW R&D team, it is no wonder why the site is considered to be THE place to purchase pre-owned and new medical equipment.?

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